Section 40(2)(a) in The Himachal Pradesh Minor Canals Act, 1976
(a)if the dispute relates to the ownership of a canal or mutual rights of owners in the use of the water of such canal or the construction or maintenance of a canal or the payment of any share of the costs of such construction or maintenance or the distribution of the supply of water from a canal the Collector shall proceed as a revenue court under the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 (8 of 1974) and the provisions of that Act regarding appeals, revision and reviews shall be applicable;