Civil Writ Petition No. 866 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 866 of 2008 Date of Order: 10.03.2010 Naib Singh ....Petitioner Versus Superintending Cananl Officer, Ferozepur and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIVE BHALLA Present: Mr.S.P.S.Tina ,Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Sahu, AAG, Punjab for respondents no.1 to 3. Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advocate for respondent no.4. RAJIVE BHALLA, J (Oral). The petitioner prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the orders dated 13.04.2007 and 21.09.2006 passed by the Superintendent Canal Officer, Ferozepur, and the Divisional Canal Officer, Ferozepur, respectively rejecting the petitioner's prayer for shifting of his turn of water to the pucca water course. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner's request for change of his turn of water from point E on the kachha water course to point H on the pucca water course has been arbitrarily rejected on the ground with the shifting of the turn of water, private respondents would have to ensure extra filling of the water course for 144 karams i.e. 18 minutes. It is submitted that the Civil Writ Petition No. 866 of 2008 -2- petitioner is ready to compensate respondent no.4 by giving 18 minutes from his wari. Counsel for the private respondent, on the other hand, submits that canal authorities have passed orders in accordance with the principles of irrigation, and in case the petitioner's turn of water is shifted to point H, the respondents would suffer a loss. I have heard counsel for the parties, perused the orders passed by the canal authorities and find no reason to hold and these orders suffer from any error as would require interference. As per the rules of warabandi (turn of water), the petitioner's turn comes first. In case his turn of water is shifted from point E on the kachha water course to point H of pucca water course, the private respondent would be required to fill water course for an extra period of 18 minutes thereby adversely effecting the respondent rights. The petitioner's offer to compensate respondent no.4 by providing 18 minutes of extra wari is a matter between the petitioner and the private respondent and cannot form the basis of an order for change of turn. Dismissed. March 10, 2010 (RAJIVE BHALLA) nt JUDGE