adverse possession to the fishery" in a portion of the river Cossye. The Secretary of State for India in Council (hereinafter referred ... plaintiff did not propose to proceed with his appeal.
2. The river Cossye, also known as the Kangsabati, rises in the hills of Chota Nagpur
whenever water is supplied or used for purposes of irrigation from any river, stream, channel, tank, or work belonging to or -constructed by Government ... example, a riparian owner irrigates his land with water derived from a river or stream of which it can be truly said that
decree, for possession of an exclusive fishery in a portion of a river channel, of which the principal defendants own both ... their Lordships' Board.
2. There is a section of the river system of the Lower Ganges, between Dacca on the left bank and Faridpur
Corporation is required to construct large number of tunnels and projects over rivers. The Railway line will have 136 major bridges and 1670 minor bridges ... claims to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, river and wild life and to have compassion for living creatures. The petitioners approached
creeks, arms of the sea, havens, ports, and tide rivers so far as the reach of the tide, around the coast of the United Kingdom ... belongs to him that is the owner of a private or inland river." Although theoretically this may be so, what follows shows that
Dwarkanath Rai Mohan Chaudhuri vs The Rivers Steam Navigation Company ... on 18 December, 1917
Equivalent citations: (1918)20BOMLR735
JUDGMENT
Walter Phillimore, J.
1. These ... near a wharf called Nintollah Ghat. She was moored with head up river outside another flat called the "Coleroon," which was fast
Whenever water is supplied or used for purposes of irrigation from any river, stream, channel, tank or work belonging to, or constructed by, Government ... thus stated-
1. The plaintiff's land is bounded by the river.
2. At the place where he has taken the water there
Lower Burma to the flow of and flooding by fresh-water rivers or watercourses, whether they be natural or artificial, or trespasses ... soil of such rivers and streams, is different from the law as applied to similar subjects in England. A little consideration of the two cases
July, 1917
Equivalent citations: (1918)20BOMLR49
JUDGMENT
Buckmaster, J.
1. The river Ganges in its course through the district of Dacca rests so uneasily ... with the certainty that their limitation will be long observed. Frequently the river leaves its course, flows over large tracts of land, leaving other areas
Maharashtra has a coastline of 720
kilometers which is indented by numerous rivers, estuaries, creeks,
small bays, rocky shores and muddy beaches. It is pointed ... They are found largely in the estuarine regions where a
river meets the sea, the intertidal regions of shallow
bays and creeks. As extensions
