Watercourse
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Watercourse, means a stream of water, a river or brook; also an artificial channel for the conveyance of water. The bed or channel of a river or stream, Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 3rd Edn., 1944, p. 1510, Wilson v. First County Trust Ltd., (2001) LR 407 (QB).
Means any channel existing or to be constructed
by the government or by the land owners or by
any agency to receive and distribute water from
an outlet. [Rajasthan Farmers' Participation in Management of Irrigation System Act, 2000, s. 2(w)]
Means any channel which is supplied with water from a channel but which is not maintained at the cost of the government, and all subsidiary works belonging to such channel, Beni v. State, AIR 1966 All 11.
Means any channel existing or to be constructed
by the government or by the land owners or by
any agency to receive and distribute water from
an outlet. [Rajasthan Farmers' Participation in Management of Irrigation System Act, 2000, s. 2(w)]
Means any channel which is supplied with water from a channel but which is not maintained at the cost of the government, and all subsidiary works belonging to such channel, Beni v. State, AIR 1966 All 11.
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