Mula Maheswara Rao vs The State Of A.P. on 18 August, 2021
The act of the respondents obstructing the irrigation canal dug
from sluice under Ayacut would seriously infringe the right of the
petitioners and such right to draw water is protected under Section
24 of the Revenue Act and Section 2 of the Land Encroachment Act.
Hence, by applying the principle laid down in the above judgment,
the act of the respondents obstructing canal to irrigate the lands of
the petitioners is arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the principles laid
down by the Apex Court in the judgments (referred supra) and the
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High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad in "Shankar Narayan
Ranade v. Union of India12".