CWP No.18217 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.18217 of 2010 Date of Decision: 7.10.2010 Om Parkash .....Petitioner Vs. Superintending Canal Officer, BWS-II, Hisar District, Hisar and others .....Respondents .... CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJIVE BHALLA **** Present : Mr. Ashok Goel, Advocate for the petitioner. .... RAJIVE BHALLA, J The petitioner prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari for quashing the order dated 4.11.2009, passed by the Deputy Collector, Water Services Division, Tohana and the order dated 1.9.2010, passed by the Superintending Canal Officer, Bhakra W/S Circle No.II, Hisar. The petitioner, in essence, impugns the above orders on the ground of change of his turn of water from Sr.Nos.24-25 to Sr.No.7. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner's land is on the branch water course, but on account of the shifting of his turn of water, would now receive water as if his land was situated on the main water course. It is argued that there is no justification, whether in fact or in accordance with the principles of irrigation for shifting the petitioner's turn CWP No.18217 of 2010 2 of water to Sr.No.7. I have heard counsel for the petitioner and perused the impugned orders. The petitioner's turn of water has been shifted in accordance with the principles of irrigation that the branch water course should run first. A relevant extract from the order passed by the Superintending Canal Officer reads as follows :- “ In view of the above fact and according the principles of `first comes, first served' the Deputy Collector has fixed the holding of the respondent Om Parkash S/o Sh.Kurda S/o Sh.Matu at Sr. No.7, as per location, as his holding falls in the upstream reach of the water course. According to the principles of `branch and main water course', the branch water course should run first. So in the interest of amicable distribution of supply, the Revision Petition is accepted and the decision the Divisional Canal Officer Tohana W/S Division, Tohana dated 3.2.2010 is set aside.” In view of the absence of any error of jurisdiction or of law in in the impugned orders, the writ petition is dismissed. 7.10.2010 (RAJIVE BHALLA) GS JUDGE