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Y. Lakshminarayana Reddy and ors. Vs. the State of Andhra Pradesh

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1965SC580; [1963]Supp(1)SCR308

..... learned counsel for the appellants has also referred to the provisions of the madras irrigation works (repairs, improvement and construction) act, 1943 (mad. ..... xvii of 1943) and submitted that those provisions authorised the government to repair or improve irrigation works or construct new irrigation works. ..... rule 5 of the madras irrigation tanks (improvement) rules, 1950 states : 'a notice specifying the nature of the improvement to be effected under section 3 and the probable cost thereof, according to the technical plan and estimate, shall, in all cases, be published or caused to be published by the collector of the district. ..... this contention was also considered by the learned chief justice, and he rightly pointed out that the scope of the two statutes was different : one dealt with private irrigation works and the other with improvement of irrigation tanks situate in a ryotwari, zamindari, inamdari, or other area; and furthermore, the proposed alternations in the chennur 'anicut' would not amount to improvement of any irrigation work within the scope of the 1943 act. 12. ..... 4 of the madras irrigation tanks (improvement) act, 1949 (mad. ..... the long title of the act shows that it is an act 'to empower the state government to increase the capacity and efficiency of irrigation tanks in the state of madras. ..... very briefly put, the object of the act is to increase the capacity and efficiency of irrigation tanks in the state of madras and s. .....

Thangarasu Vs. 1.State of Tamil Nadu, Represented

Court : Chennai

..... writ petition filed under article 226 of the constitution of india for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to maintain the extent of the two irrigation tanks of moolavayal and govindamangalam in survey numbers 268 and 270 respectively as per revenue records in accordance with tamil nadu irrigation works (repair, improvement and construction) act, 1943 and other relevant law and rules in order to prevent water logging and inundation in the petitioner village. ..... ) the prayer in the writ petition is to direct the respondents to maintain the extent of the two irrigation tanks of moolavayal and govindamangalam in survey nos.268 and 270 respectively, as per revenue records in accordance with tamil nadu irrigation works (repair, improvement and construction) act, 1943 and other relevant law and rules in order to prevent water logging and inundation in the petitioner ..... 3.the grievance of the petitioner herein is that as per the report dated 20.06.2008 of the executive engineer, the fourth respondent herein, to the district collector, ramanathapuram district, the boundaries in the kanmoi were constructed 15 years back and they are in a very bad ..... it is seen from the averments in the counter affidavit filed by the district collector that moolavayal kanmoi in survey no.268 and govindamangalam kanmoi in survey no.270 are functioning as one unit and maintained by public works department only and called as govindamangalam-cum- ..... before the madurai bench of madras high court .....

Oberoi Constructions Private Limited a Company Registered Under the Co ...

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : 2008(3)ALLMR546; 2008(3)BomCR408; (2008)110BOMLR951

..... or prohibition appears necessary for any of the following purposes-(a) for conservation of trees and forest;(b) for the preservation and improvement of soil or the reclamation of saline or waterlogged land, the prevention of landslips or of the formation of ravines and torrents, or the protection of land against erosion, or the deposit thereon of sand, stones or grave(c) for the improvement of grazing;(d) for the maintenance of a waster supply in springs, rivers and tanks;(e) for the maintenance, increase and distribution of the supply of fodder, leaf manure, timber or fuel;(f) for the maintenance of reservoirs or irrigation works and hydroelectric works;(g) for protection against storms, winds ..... he further points out that the undisputed facts pertaining to development and construction in the area (as set out in the petitioners' list of material and dates and events) establish that the government of maharashtra had acted contrary to the various notices under section 35(3) of the indian forest act, 1927 (in respect of an aggregate of 195 acres) as also any notification under section 35(1) of the forest act, 1927 (in respect of survey no. ..... (see cit madras v. .....

The Secretary of State for Indian in Council by the Collector of Ganja ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1913)24MLJ365

..... . the preamble of act vii of 1865 points out that ' large expenditure out of government funds has been and is still being incurred in the construction and improvement of irrigation and drainage to the great advantage of the country and of proprietors and tenants of the land, 'and then states that ' it is right and proper that a fit return should be made to the government on account of the increased profits derivable from the lands irrigated by such works ..... . blair on the operations of the commission, dated 30th october 1869, the proceedings of the madras government and the despatch of the secretary of state thereon, dated 10th august 1871, nor in the mass of records relating to the enfranchisement of inams is there any indication that it was the intention of government to advance any claim on account of any excess cultivation or that the inamdar's right was confined to the wet area mentioned in the title deeds ..... . it was open to them to transfer them to the new zamindars or to retain the control iu their, own hands; it was however distinctly stated then that the construction and repair of tanks and water courses were to be left to the zamindars except in those cases where there may be works of great general importance to the country or too extensive to be entrusted to the change of individual proprietors or where there may be other reasons to make it advisable for government to reserve to themselves the right or duty of looking after these water sources .....

Kandukuri Balasurya Prasadha Row Vs. the Secretary of State for India

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : (1917)19BOMLR751

..... it recites that in several districts of the madras presidency large expenditure out of government funds has been and is still being incurred in the construction and improvement of works of irrigation and drainage to the great advantage of the country and of proprietors and tenants of land and that it is right and proper that a fit return should in all cases alike be made to government on account of the increased profits derivable from lands irrigated by such works. ..... third: is the government entitled under the act to levy a cess for water used for the first crop on so much of the zeraiti lands parcel of the urlam estate as may be in excess of the area of such lands irrigated at the time of the permanent settlement fourth: is the government entitled under the act to levy a cess for water used for the first crop on so much of the inam lands within the urlam estate as is in excess of the area of such lands irrigated at the respective dates when these inam lands were originally granted or subsequently ..... it appears that in the advertisement announcing the sale particular attention was called to the fact that the village tanks or reservoirs had bean repaired or improved for the benefit of purchasers and particular stress laid on the benefit which the country would derive from the improvement of the properties offered for sale ..... on the other hand, the reservation of the main channels and other works would certainly have raised questions as to the government's liability for repairs or .....

Manne Kishtiah and ors. Vs. the Revenue Divisional Officer, Medak, Gov ...

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : AIR1972AP276

..... the said act was enacted to provide for the construction and maintenance of water-courses in the ayacut of irrigation works and the matters connected therewith, and it applies to the whole of the state of andhra pradesh, 'ayacut' is defined in section 2 (a) of the act, as all the lands which are entitled to irrigation under a particular irrigation work. ..... for purposes of irrigation; (iv) all canals, channels, anicuts, dams, embankments, weirs, slucies, groins, 'kunta's, and other works, other than escape channels, connected with, or auxiliary to the irrigation's works referred to in sub-clauses (i) to (iii): (v) all drainage channels, the water of which is utilized for the purpose of irrigation; (vi) all lands used for the purpose of irrigation works referred to in sub-clause (i) to (v) and (vii) all buildings, machinery, fences, gates, roads and other erections occupied by, or belonging to, the government and connected with an irrigation work, which are owned, maintained, constructed or controlled by the government . ..... the expression 'construction' occurring in section 2 (c), includes extension, improvement or alteration of water-course . ..... 'construction', according to section 2 (c), means and includes extension, improvement of alteration of water-course. ..... the laying of the pipes at the existing bed level of canal would also amount to an improvement or alteration of the water-course and falls within the expression 'construction' under section 2 (c). .....

Jayashankara Gowda Vs. Chief Secretary

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : ILR1988KAR1005

..... -(a) construction, renovation and maintenance of minor irrigation works with an achkat not extending beyond the district. ..... ;(ii) improvement and betterment of economic conditions of persons residing in the mandal;(iii) promotion and development of agriculture;(iv) the establishment and maintenance of nurseries and stores of improved seeds and agricultural implements, the production and distribution of improved seeds, pesticides and insecticides and the holding of agricultural shows including cattle shows;(v) the propagation of improved methods of cultivation in the mandal including laying out of demonstration plots with a view to increasing production;(vi) the establishment and maintenance of warehouses and granaries;(vii) the establishment and maintenance of cattle sheds; (viii) provision and maintenance of compost pits; (ix) establishment and maintenance of gardens;(x) improvement of cattle and their .....

Ambalavana Pandara Sannadhy Vs. the Secretary of State for India in Co ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1905)15MLJ251

..... the fact that the plaintiff clears the channel and contributes labour when the channel is breached and contributes labour to assist government in erecting the dam in the river each year is no proof of any proprietary right-it is customary for landowners to contribute such labour for ordinary repairs of irrigation works by which they benefit, and such labour may even be enforced under the provisions of the madras compulsory labour act (i of 1858,) but it by no means indicates that the persons liable are owners or co-owners of the irrigation works. ..... the channel not having been granted remains the property of government and the proper officers of government have the right of entering on it and carrying out such repairs and improvement as are proper, but in doing so they must no! ..... the first question for decision is whether, on the proper construction of the plaintiff's title deed the grant of 1614 [exhibit j (1)] the channel in regard to which the declaration and injunction are sought, is included in the grant and is therefore the absolute property of the plaintiff as contended by him.3. ..... the rights and liabilities of government in maintaining and in improving existing irrigation works has recently been considered by this court in the case of sankaravadivelu pillay v. .....

Asgar Vs. Mohan Varma .

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... - until the contrary is shown, the following works or the products of such works shall be presumed to be improvements for the purposes of this act:- (a) the erection of dwelling houses, buildings appurtenant there to and farm buildings; (b) the construction of tanks, wells, channels, dams and other works for the storage or supply of water for agricultural or domestic purposes; (c) the preparation of land for irrigation; (d) the conversion of one-crop into two-crop land; (e) the drainage, reclamation from reverse or other waters or protection from floods or from erosion or other damage by water, of land used for agricultural purposes ..... , or of waste-land which is culturable; (f) the reclamation .....

Plantation Corporation of Kerala Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of Agricultural ...

Court : Kerala

Reported in : [1993]200ITR27(Ker)

..... expenses on maintenance and for capital asset : (c) any expenses incurred in the previous year on the maintenance of any irrigation or protective work constructed for the benefit of the land from which the agricultural income is derived ; ..... : [1964]53itr186(sc) , wherein, apart from explaining the difference between capital expenditure and revenue expenditure, the supreme court dealt with section 5(e) of the madras plantations agricultural income-tax act, and said that interest on capital borrowed for purchase of plantations (note : there is no provision in the madras act corresponding to section 5(g) of the kerala act) was deductible under the residuary provision in section 5(e) even though the expense did not directly generate income in that year.31 ..... interest paid in the previous year in respect of such mortgage or charge ; (g) any interest paid in the previous year on any debt, whether secured or not, incurred for the purpose of acquiring the land from which the agricultural income is derived ; (h) any sum paid in the previous year as interest in respect of agricultural loans taken and expended on the land from which agricultural income is derived ; (i) interest paid on any amount borrowed and actually spent for the purpose of reclaiming, improving or cultivating the property from which ..... any expenses incurred in the previous year on repairs in respect of any capital asset which was purchased or constructed for the benefit of the land from which the agricultural income is derived .....