Section 44

In force Act 15 of 1984 As on 17 Oct 2026

Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so the text below was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Act 15 of 1984

Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Section 44 of the Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act, 1984. Power to summon and examine witnesses - Any officer empowered under this Act to conduct any inquiry may exercise all such powers connected with summoning and examining of the witnesses and the production of documents as are conferred on a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central

Power to summon and examine witnesses - Any officer empowered under this Act to conduct any inquiry may exercise all such powers connected with summoning and examining of the witnesses and the production of documents as are conferred on a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908) and any such inquiry shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding.
Section 44, The Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act, 1984 (Act 15 of 1984).

Questions about Section 44

How do I find court cases under Section 44 of the Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act 44, section 44 Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act, section 44 of the Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

When was the Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act enacted?

Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act was enacted in 1984 as Act 15 of 1984. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

2. Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires1118 words
13. Construction of field channels638 words
20. Liability for unlawful use of water or when water runs to waste510 words
3. Constitution of the Command Area Development Authority and its functions450 words
5. Constitution of a pipe committee and its functions373 words
34. Penalties347 words

Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. Read from the Government's own scanned gazette with Azure Document Intelligence, then split into sections by their numbering. India Code publishes no text for this Act. The scan itself is mirrored into our own storage and served at /scan/dda94f04-3bb9-4ad6-8551-0d9660edd376.pdf, so the reading here can be checked against the page it came from without depending on India Code's own copy staying where it is (it was at https://indiacode.gov.in/server/api/core/bitstreams/8fd3e935-5b7d-42bb-b97d-d86a1a229ab5/content). This page is not a substitute for legal advice.