IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-12185-2025 (O&M)

Date of decision :26.05.2025 GURDEV SINGH AND OTHERS …Petitioners Versus SUPERINTENDING CANAL OFFICER, LUDHIANA CANAL CIRCLE, LUDHIANA, PUNJAB AND OTHERS …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSH BUNGER Present : Mr. Surinder Pal Singh Tinna, Advocate and Ms. Rinky Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Nirmaljit Singh Diwana, Sr. D.A.G., Punjab.

Mr. J.S. Warring, Advocate forcaveator/respondents No.3 to 12.

HARSH BUNGER, J. [ORAL]

Prayer in the present writ petition, filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for setting aside the order dated 12.11.2024 (Annexure P-8) passed by the learned Divisional Canal Officer, Bathinda and order dated 25.02.2025 (Annexure P-10) passed by the learned Superintending Canal Officer, Ludhiana Canal Circle, Ludhiana.

2. Briefly, the private respondents herein filed an application before the learned Divisional Canal Officer, stating that their area is not getting sufficient irrigation from the existing outlet at Burji No.19888/L Dhelwan Rajwaha; therefore, their area be transferred to new outlet.

2.1 Upon re