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Riparian Right

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Riparian right, means the right of a landowner whose property borders on a body of water or watercourse. Such a landowner traditionally has the right to make reasonable use of the water - also termed 'water right', Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1328.

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