CHAJJU Vs. DIVISIONAL CANAL OFFICER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioners filed an application under Section 17 of the Haryana Canal and Drainage Act, 1974 (for short 'The Act') with a prayer that their land is at the tail end, as also because of elevation of land, their land is not irrigated from outlet 8500-L Dehman Sub Minor. It was further contended that irrigation from the canal source has to be supplemented with tubewells so as to provide sufficient irrigations. In such circumstances, a prayer for an additional outlet No. 9300-L was made which is further downstream from 8500-L.

(2.) Scheme was prepared. Divisional Canal Officer, Tohana made recommendations vide Annexure P-2, the most relevant of which ate given as under :-

(3.) The perusal of the command statement would reveal that the command from the proposed source is much better.