Liability when person using water unauthorisedly cannot be found
Section 36 of the Goa Command Area Development Act, 1997 deals with liability when person using water unauthorisedly cannot be found. If water supplied through a field channel is used in any unauthorised manner, and if the person by whose act or negligence such use has occurred cannot be found after such enquiry as the Command Area Development Board may deem sufficient, the Command Area Development Board shall, after giving not le
(1) If water supplied through a field channel is used in any unauthorised manner, and if the person by whose act or negligence such use has occurred cannot be found after such enquiry as the Command Area Development Board may deem sufficient, the Command Area Development Board shall, after giving not less than one month's notice to the holders and occupiers of all lands benefitted thereby and after hearing their representation, if any, make an order for the recovery of such charges as may be prescribed for such use from such holders and occupiers in such proportion as it may deem fit.
(2) All charges for the unauthorised use of water determined under sub-section (1), shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue.
Section 36, The Goa Command Area Development Act, 1997 (Act 27 of 1997).
Questions about Section 36
What does Section 36 of the Goa Command Area Development Act deal with?
Section 36 of the Goa Command Area Development Act is headed "Liability when person using water unauthorisedly cannot be found". If water supplied through a field channel is used in any unauthorised manner, and if the person by whose act or negligence such use has occurred cannot be found after such enquiry as the Command Area Development Board may deem sufficient, the Command Area Development Board shall, after giving not le
How do I find court cases under Section 36 of the Goa 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: Goa Command Area Development Act 36, section 36 Goa Command Area Development Act, section 36 of the Goa 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 Goa Command Area Development Act enacted?
Goa Command Area Development Act was enacted in 1997 as Act 27 of 1997. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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