RAJASTHAN IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE RULES, 1955
These Rules may be called the Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Rules, 1955 and shall come into force on their publication in the Rajasthan Gazette.
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise required:-
"Act" means the Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Act. 1954;
"Form" means a Form appended to these Rules;
"Schedule" means a schedule appended to these Rules;
"Section" means a section of the Act; and "Words and Expressions" not defined in these Rules bear the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act.
The order which a Divisional Irrigation Officer may issue under Section 18 shall be issued in writing, and shall be served on each person concerned, personally or affixed on a conspicuous part of his place of residence, if it cannot be served personally. The Divisional Irrigation Officer shall himself sanction the design and estimate of the works after notifying himself that they are suitable.
(1) All applications for water to be supplied for irrigation through an existing channel, or through a channel to be constructed by the applicant, shall be made as nearly as may be in Form 1.
(2) A notice under Sections 20, 22 and 23 shall be issued by the Divisional Irrigation Officer to all persons concerned in Form 2.
The Divisional Irrigation Officer, whenever he makes an inquiry under Section 22 or Section 23, shall forward his proceedings to the Collector of the district for his orders under Section 24 and 25
The notice which the Collector is required to give to the Divisional Irrigation Officer under Section 24 shall be given not less than 14 days previous to the date fixed for the inquiry.
Water shall not be admitted into any new water course until all works have been constructed which are necessary for the passage across such water-course or water-courses previous to its construction and of the drainage intercepted by it, and for affording proper communication across it for the convenience of the neighboring lands and of the public.
In deciding the actual percentage of the cultivated area which should be adopted for irrigation for any tract the proportion of the cultural to the cultivated area, the quantity of water available for irrigation of the tract and the existing annual irrigation from masonry wells or other permanent and reliable sources should be considered.
An outlet for the supply of water from a Government channel shall not ordinarily be granted in respect of lands where in the opinion of the Divisional Irrigation Officer:-
serious loss from wastage is likely to occur reasonable grounds exist for believing that canal irrigation, will, by raising the spring level or otherwise, prove injurious to health or agriculture;
the available supply of water in the canal, distributory or water course is already fully utilised;
or the length of the water-course from its head to the point of contact with such lands does, or would exceed one mile.
(1) With the previous approval of the Superintending Irrigation Officer, the Divisional Irrigation Officer may prohibit the use of canal water:
(a) in any field which is irrigated from any other source of a permanent and reliable character;
(b) on lands to which in accordance with Rule 9 a supply of water would not ordinarily be granted;
(c) (i) for the irrigation of any KHARIF crop when the land to be irrigated is situated within one mile from the outer most houses of any town, if such irrigation be objected to by the Municipal Board or Committee, or if there is no Municipal Board or Committee, by the Collector;
(ii) For the irrigation of any Kharif crop under tank irrigation;
(d) To any field which
[(1) The Divisional Officer shall not authorise outlets on any canal exceeding the authorised or actual canal capacity, whichever is less, so that on release, water may run in the canal from head to tail. No irrigation from canal will be drawn from Outlets other than those authorised by the Divisional Irrigation Officer outlets not so authorised may be removed and no claims in this respect shall lie against the Government. Persons violating this Rule will be liable to punishment under Section 55 (9) of the Act.
(2) No material change shall be made in an established system of canal distribution except under the orders of the Divisional Irrigation Officer. Appeal against the orders of the Divisional Irrigation Officer, shall lie to the Superintending Irrigation Officer within 15 days from the date of issue of such orders and his decision in the matter shall be final.
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Section R.11 of the Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Rules, 1955, deals with the regulation of alterations in the distribution of canal irrigation, emphasizing procedural compliance and authority limits. It is framed under the Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Act, 1954, to ensure systematic management of irrigation infrastructure and water distribution.
Section R.11 prohibits material changes in established canal distribution systems without prior approval, consultation, or adherence to prescribed procedures. It specifies that any alterations require due process, including prior notice and adherence to rules, and violations attract penalties under the Act.
The section applies to all persons or entities seeking to modify existing canal distribution systems within Rajasthan. It covers alterations related to water outlet shifting, distribution modifications, and changes affecting the established irrigation system. Its scope extends to ensuring that modifications do not disrupt the water management system or violate legal procedures.
Violations of Section R.11 are punishable under Section 55(9) of the Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Act, 1954. The penalties may include fines, administrative sanctions, or other disciplinary actions as prescribed by law, aimed at enforcing compliance and safeguarding irrigation infrastructure.
This legal commentary synthesizes the statutory provisions, judicial interpretations, and procedural principles relevant to Section R.11 of the Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Rules, 1955.
Tanks may be filled with canal water without charge & without reference to the area irrigated in any village, whenever water can be made available without injury to the cultivation dependent on any canal, subject to the following conditions :-
(1) Except as provided in Rule 13 no tank shall be so filled unless exclusively used for domestic purposes of watering cattle.
(2) No tank shall be so filled which intercepting any line of drainage, is liable to overflow from accumulation of water form natural causes.
(3) No tank shall be so filled except on the written order of the Sub-Divisional Irrigation Officer, issued on the written applications of the people interesting in filling of the tanks at such times and to such extent as the sub-Divisional Irrigation Officer approves.
On the written application of the owner of a tank or natural depression and of any person requiring water, and with the previous sanction of the Divisional Irrigation Officer, tanks or natural depressions may be filled with canal water for irrigation purposes, or canal water filled into tanks under Rule 12 or Rule 15 may be used for irrigation. The rates ordinarily leviable for irrigation from the canal shall be charged for all fields irrigated in this way-from tanks or natural depressions filled with canal water;
Provided that the fields, if any, irrigated from a natural depression, during FASL in which the water is supplied, and previous to the introduction of canal water, shall not be liable to water rate for the FASL. A list of such fields shall be drawn up and signed by the Ziledar and the Lambardar or Patwari in token of its correctness.
The Divisional Irrigation Officer may make contracts for the supply of canal water for purposes other than irrigation for any term, after previous sanction the State Government except that the sanction for such contracts exclusively for drinking water may be given by Super-intending Engineer of the Circle in cases where diggies have been or are being constructed by the Public Health Engineering Department, canal water is to be supplied to Army cantonments, Government Departments and other Public Sector Undertakings and by the Chief Engineer in cases where canal water is to be supplied to Public Diggies for drinking water to institutions like Colleges, Schools, Panchayats and Hospitals etc.]
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5. Substituted vide Notification No. F. 28(1) Irrg./87/Part II, dated 17.9.1993, Pub. in Raj. Govt. Gaz. Part IV-C Dated 24.9.1993
With the previous permission of the Divisional Irrigation Officer (Executive Engineer), tanks may be filled, or water may be supplied from a tank/canal for purposes other than irrigation, at the rates mentioned in Schedule 1.]
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6. Substituted vide Notification No. F. 22(7) Irrg./90, dated 28.11.1991, Pub. in Raj. Govt. Gaz. Part IV-C Dated 2.1.1992 Page 141-142
When water is supplied to forts or other military buildings, cantonments civil stations, cities, railways public gardens or places of public resort either by filling of tanks or by direct flow, contracts at special rates may be made by the Divisional Irrigation Officer with the sanction of the State Government.
Divisional Irrigation Officers are empowered, for purposes of administration, closed days, and canal repairs and maintenance, to order the closure of any water-course for periods which shall not extend beyond fourteen consecutive days. For longer closure the authority of the Superintending Irrigation Officer is required.
(2) Order for closures under this Rule must be notified-
(a) by a notification signed by Divisional Irrigation Officer, a copy of which shall be conveyed by the Canal establishment, with due expedition, to each village concerned, and delivered to' the Patwari or in his absence, to any Lambardar, the acknowledgment of each person to whom a copy of the notification is delivered shall be affixed to a schedule prepared for the purpose, which shall be recorded in the Divisional Irrigation Officer; or
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The Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Rules, 1955, were enacted to regulate the management of irrigation and drainage systems in the state of Rajasthan. Section R.17 specifically addresses the authority of Divisional Irrigation Officers to order the closure of irrigation systems for administrative purposes.
Section R.17 empowers Divisional Irrigation Officers to order the closure of irrigation systems for various administrative reasons, including maintenance and repairs. This provision is crucial for ensuring the proper functioning and management of irrigation infrastructure.
The scope of Section R.17 is broad, allowing for closures that are necessary for the effective management of irrigation systems. This includes scheduled maintenance and emergency repairs, which are vital for sustaining irrigation services.
While the section itself does not specify punishments, it implies that failure to comply with closure orders may lead to administrative penalties or further legal action as per the overarching regulations of the Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Act.
This commentary provides an overview of Section R.17 of the Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Rules, 1955, highlighting its significance in the management of irrigation systems in Rajasthan.
Stoppage of water to any water-course under Section 32 (a) (ii) may be enforced when the Irrigation Officer recommending such stoppage has satisfied himself, by personal inspection, that the water course is not maintained in proper repair. The order for such stoppage shall be in writing under the hand of the Divisional Irrigation Officer.
Immediate report shall be made to the Collector when the duration of such stoppage is likely to extend to a period of thirty days or more, the special grounds for stoppage being explained in each case.
Nothing in the Rule 18 shall be taken to affect the power of the Irrigation Officer to close any water course or stop any supply of the water on his own authority in case of pressing emergency.
(1) Claims under clause (b) of Section 32 to remission of the occupier's rate, shall be admitted only on proof of actual loss caused by the failure or stoppage of supply; on proof of such loss, the water rates may be reduced in the manner provided in Rule 32, or if the rates have already been assessed, the whole or any portion of the charges may be remitted as herein under provided.
(2) All claims to such remission shall be made to the Divisional Irrigation Officer at least 15 days previous to the cutting of the crop. The Divisional Irrigation Officer may reject or admit any claim. If the claim be admitted the Divisional Irrigation Officer shall remit, or where collection has already been made, direct refund.
(3) Claims to remission of ordinary charges other than occupier's rate, payable for the use of canal water, shall only be admitted
If a claim for compensation is made under clause (c) of Section 32, the Collector shall ascertain the amount of loss and recommend the amount of compensation to the Divisional Irrigation Officer, for issuing orders for refund.
(1) occupier's rate shall be assessed by Divisional Irrigation Officers on the area irrigated at the rate specified in the , Schedule II, subject to other provisions of these Rules.
(2) In case the land irrigated without dividing in to compartments (Kyaries), at minimum of ten compartments (Kyaries) per hectare the rates assessed under Sub-Rule (1) shall be 25 per cent more than the rates specified in Schedule II.
(3) When, however in order to secure efficiency of distribution economy in the use of water, or the rapid development of irrigation the State Government has constructed water-courses at its own expenses, an additional charge per acre may be levied on all lands irrigated from the water-courses at such rate and for such period as will recoup the Government for the cost of construction together with interest charges thereon at a r
When a field receives only a preliminary or paleo watering and afterwards on crop is sown, owing to reasons beyond the control of the occupiers, the lowest rate of charge relating to the fasl, 'lift' or 'flow' as the case may be, shall be imposed, If a crop is afterwards sown, the assessment shall be made as follows:-
(a) If a Kharif crop, the field shall be assessed at the rate prescribed for the crop sown, whether or not a subsequent water is taken;
8[(b) If a Rabi crop, the field shall be assessed on the rate specified for the crop sown, only if a subsequent watering is given].
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8. Substituted vide Notification No. F. 1(76) Irri./61, dated 28.6.1962, Pub. in Raj. Govt. Gaz. Part IV-C Dated 30.8.1962
(1) The Irrigation year for sugarcane shall be assessed as from January 15. In any year, however, the Divisional Irrigation Officer may be written order permit paleo for sugarcane before that date, if the conditions of the seasons admit of it without damage to, or restriction of, rabi irrigation. Arrears irrigated, under such permission shall be measured and assessed as Kharif irrigation.
(2) Areas irrigated without such permission before January 15, shall be assessed as follows: -
(a) If no subsequent watering is given, the full rate for sugarcane shall be charged.
(b) If a subsequent watering is given, the Rabi Paleo rate shall be charged in addition to the full sugarcane rate. In very dry year when water is required to save Rabi Crops a special rate may be levied under the orders of the Div
If mixed crops be grown in the same field, the occupier's rate shall be calculated on the highest rated crop, different crops be grown in different parts of the same field the occupier's rate for the whole shall be calculated on the highest rated crop, unless the division between crops shall have been clearly defined by a ridge not less than half a foot high.
(1) Arhar sown with any other crops and irrigated shall be subject to the rules of assessment for mixed crops for the fasl in which it is irrigated.
(2) Arhar when sown alone and irrigated in the Kharif Fasl shall be assessed at the Rabi rate, even if subsequently it is not irrigated in the Rabi Fasl.
(1) If an irrigated Rabi or Kharif crop, other than Sugarcane, fails for any cause beyond the control of the occupier and the field is ploughed up and re-sown with another crop and subsequently irrigated in the same season, the occupier's rate leviable shall be that due on the highest rate of the crops sown in the field during that season.
Explanation.--The failure due to flooding of a Kharif crop sown in land which is usually flooded in the monsoon shall be deemed to be a cause within the control of the occupier.
(2) Sugarcane which has been irrigated but fails to germinate or is destroyed owing to causes beyond the occupier's control before the break of the monsoon shall not be charged for irrigation but, if the field is re-sown with another crop and subsequently irrigated in the same Kharif season, the occupier's rate leviable shall b
If only a portion of a field be irrigated the occupier's rate shall be chargeable on the whole field unless such portion have been clearly demarked by ridge not less than half-a-foot high.
Where a portion of a field has been irrigated with canal water, and another portion is irrigated with water from a well or any other source the whole field is liable for canal occupier's rate, unless a clearly distinguishable boundary, demarcated by a ridge not less than half-a-foot high, exists between the two portions.
If water from a well or any other source is conveyed in the same channel as Canal water in the course of the same season, the whole of the irrigation from that channel during such season is liable to be treated as irrigation from the canal.
(1) Persons using water without permission or at time prohibited by proper authority (i.e. during closed day) or for the irrigation of a field which has been debarred from canal irrigation under Rule 10 or in contravention of any of the provisions of the Act and these Rules, shall in addition to the ordinary rate which would be leviable, be chargeable with punitive rate equal to six time the ordinary rates for each separate and distinct occasion on which water is so used; provided that the total punitive water rate charged in case of a single crop shall not be more than twenty times and ordinary water rate and further provided that in every such case the Divisional Irrigation Officer may impose lower charge if he thinks fit.
(2) In the case, of a person or persons wilfully cutting the banks or placing bunds in the bed of a canal or damaging outlets or drawing excess supplies by pla
(1) If a crop which has been irrigated with canal water is subsequently injured by failure or stoppage of supply, or by locusts, hail, rain, floods or other calamity, and, if in the opinion of Divisional Irrigation Officer the injury, is not due to the negligence of the cultivator, or if the injury, to the crop being a Kharif crop, is not due to its having been sown on land which is usually flooded during the rainy season, the rate to be charged for the irrigation of the crop shall be such proportion of the ordinary rate as may be determined by the Divisional Irrigation Officer acting under the general instructions of the State Government and in consultation with the Collector.
(2) Reductions of water-rates under this rule shall, so far as is possible, be made before the Jamabandies are despatched to the Collector's offices. All claims for remissions subsequently received on the gr
(1) Irrigation from escape Channels, when the supply is permanent, shall be governed by the same rule as irrigation from other parts of the canal.
(2) Irrigation from such channels, when the supply is intermittent, may be allowed at half the rates in force for irrigation from the canal.
(3) Once the escaped water, has left an escape channel no rate shall be charged on irrigation effected from it, except as provided for in Rule 13.
If there is sufficient water in a drainage cut, or in a natural drainage channel improved by the State Government and notified under Section 43 to allow of irrigation therefrom without making bunds, such irrigation may be permitted by the Sub-Divisional Irrigation Officer free of charge, on the undertaking that no obstructions whatever will be allowed in the drain, and that if any are put in, not only will the permission to use the water be withdrawn, but the persons causing the obstruction will be prosecuted under sub-section (1) to (3) of Section 55.
The charge leviable for water suffered to run to waste may when the land flo'oded is uncultivated, be calculated on the area flooded at the highest occupier's rate for the time being leviable; or at double this rate when the depth to which the area is flooded exceeds one foot; and, when the land is cultivated, at double the rate so leviable for the class of crop grown on it; provided that in every such case the Divisional Irrigation Officer may impose a lower charge if he thinks fit.
For the purpose of Section 36 the following persons shall be deemed to be 'Occupiers' namely :-
(a) Where the proprietor or the tenant, other than a tenant of sir land, is in actual cultivator occupation, such proprietor or tenant; and
(b) Where the proprietor of sir land has let it, or where the tenant of the land other than sir land has sub-let it, such proprietor or tenant and the person in actual cultivatory occupation.
In the case referred to in clause (b), the proprietor or tenant and the person in actual cultivatory occupation shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the occupier's rate.
The Patwari of every village irrigated by canal shall be furnished by the Divisional Irrigation Officer with a statement in Hindi showing the rates of assessment of each class of crop according to the ordinary local and canal standards of measurements, which statement shall be suspended in a place of public resort in the village,
The owner's rate shall be assessed by the Divisional Irrigation Officer at one time of the occupier's rate for such land subject to a maximum of difference between wet and dry rate for land revenue in the locality.
No portion of:-
(a) any additional charge imposed under Rule 22 (2),
(b) any charge imposed on uncultivated land or of the amount by which the charges on cultivated land exceed the ordinary charge leviable on such land in the case of charges under Rule 35,
(c) any charge imposed under Rule 13 or 33(2) shall be included in the occupier's rate for purpose of assessing the owner's rate.
Appeal against the assessment of owner's rate shall be subject to the following Rules :-
(1) (a) An appeal against the assessment of owner's rate by the Irrigation Officer shall lie to the Collector, provided it is brought within 30 days from the date of the receipt by the owner of the notice of the assessment by the Irrigation Officer.
(b) Where the sum assessed on a individual exceeds Rs. 300/- a second appeal shall lie the Commissioner from the order of the Collector; provided that such appeal be presented within 30 days from the date of the order appealed against.
(2) The grounds on which an appeal may be preferred under sub-rule (1) shall be as follows :-
(i) that any particular field or portion a field is not liable to the rate, i.e. that
On the completion of measurements of a village, a Khatauni shall be prepared from the Khasra Shudkar in which all the entries concerning each cultivator will be brought together and totaled. The Khatauni will be prepared by the staff of the Irrigation Department of Revenue Department as is entrusted with this work by the Government in Form No. 3 in Hindi and signed by the Irrigation Official carrying out the measurements.
The Irrigation Patwari shall see that the village copy of the Khatauni is at all reasonable times accessible to any period pays water rate.
A parcha or slip containing particulars of the rate due from him shall be supplied to each cultivator. On entering a village for the purposes of finally measuring up irrigation, the Irrigation Official shall inform the Lambardar or his agent of the day on which parchas will be distributed, and shall, at the same time, cause a written notice of the same to be passed in the village Chaupal. The Lambardar will call upon the cultivators to attend and receive the parchas from the Irrigation Official. Undistributed parchas will be entrusted to the Lambardar of the village, or, in their absence, to the Patwari for delivery to the cultivators concerned. The Irrigation Official will enter the date of distribution on every parcha, and if it is delivered to any one but the cultivator concerned, he will note the name of the persons to whom it is delivered.
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(2) The Jamabandi shall be in Form No. 4.
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11. Ommited vide Notification No. F. 28(3) Irri./74, dated 25.9.1974, Pub. in Raj. Govt. Gaz. Part PV-C Dated 21.11.1974 Page 323(16)
(1) If a cultivator desires to contest the correctness of the entries made against him in the Jamabandies, whether as to the fact of the land having been irrigated or of its being charged "flow" or "lift" or as to the measurement and entries of class or crop he shall lodge an objection with the Sub-Divisional Irrigation Officer, Dy. Collector, or Canal Ziledar, within thirty days of the date of which the parchas were distributed on the completion of the measurement of the village or if he has been charged without having done any irrigation from the canal during the fasl, within twenty one days of the date on which he first became acquainted with the claim against him. and the objection shall be investigated on the spot by the officer with whom it is lodged within fifteen days of its being lodged.
(2) If the objection is lodged with the Dy. Collector "or' Canal Ziledar he will, afte
When the liability of assessment to occupier's rate is contested on the ground that the water for which the charge has been made was not derived from an Irrigation work as defined in Section 3 (i) (ii) of the Act, the objection shall be investigated and decided by the Divisional Irrigation Officer.
When a Lambardar or other person is responsible, under Section 41, for the collection of the occupier's rates in a village or any portion of a village, objections under Rule 45 and 46 may be lodged by such Lambardar or other person instead of by cultivators, and any refund that may be necessary in consequence of the order passed upon objection so lodged shall be paid to such Lambardar or other person.
Receipts shall be given by the Lambardar to every cultivator on payment of the occupier's rate and shall be countersigned by the Patwari.
If after the distribution of the parchas, any additions, are made to the demand, or any reductions are allowed upon objections under the Rules contained above or on account of any remission under the Act or these Rules or otherwise, such additions or reductions shall be communicated to the cultivator by means of supplementary Parchas. Demands shall be shown on slips printed in black, and remissions on red Forms 11[xxx].
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11. Ommited vide Notification No. F. 28(3) Irri./74, dated 25.9.1974, Pub. in Raj. Govt. Gaz. Part PV-C Dated 21.11.1974 Page 323(16)
(1) objections to the demand shall be referred to the Divisional Officer whose decision shall be final.
(2) Balances of irrigation rates, irrecoverable owing to want of assets, absconding of defaulter or other cause shall be dealt with by the same Rules as are applicable for the time being to the writing off of irrecoverable amounts of land revenues for that purpose, the Divisional Irrigation Officer shall have the same powers as the Collector, and the Superintending irrigation Officer shall have the same powers as the Commissioner.
(1) (i) Payment of refunds of occupier's or owner's rate shall in all cases be made by the Divisional canal Officer';.
(ii) The following sub-rule (2) shall be added to Rule 51 (1) namely :-
(2) The recovery of dues.-- The recovery of irrigation dues including occupier's or owner's rate will be effected as per procedure to be prescribed by the Chief Engineer, Irrigation].
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12. Substituted vide Notification No. F. 28(3) Irri./74, dated 25.9.1974, Pub. in Raj. Govt. Gaz. Part IV-C Dated 21.11.1974 Page 323(16)
An allowance shall be made to Lambardars or other persons under engagement for collecting the rates, at a percentage equal to that allowed for the time being for Land Revenue Collectors in the area. It is payable on the canal revenue due upon the Jamabandies entrusted to them, provided that the canal revenue due is paid in full within 90 days of the receipt of the Jamabandies, canal dues shall be become reliable 30 days after the receipt of the Jamabandies by the Lambardars.
No person shall, without the permission in writing of the Divisional Irrigation Officer, pass, or cause any animal or vehicle to pass, on or across any of the works banks or channels of a canal or drainage work, after he has been desired to desist therefrom, excepting upon such bridges, fords, and ferries and their approaches as are provided for public use. A person who passes, or causes any animal or vehicles to pass, on or across any work, bank or channel of a canal or drainage work in contravention of a notice in Hindi displayed at the junction of a public road with such work, bank, or channel, shall be presumed to have been desired to desist therefrom within the meaning of sub-section (8) of Section 55.
No person employed on a canal shall, without previous sanction obtained from the Divisional Irrigation Officer, have any interest in the use or distribution of water from the said canal, or purchase, or bid either in his own name or in the name of another, or separately or in partnership with others, for any property sold by or on behalf of Government thereon.
Except as is otherwise provided in the Act or in these rules:-
(a) an appeal shall he to the Divisional Irrigation Officer from any original order passed by the sub-Divisional Irrigation Officer under the Act or these Rules;
(b) an appeal shall lie to the Superintending Irrigation Officer from any original order passed by the Divisional Irrigation Officer under the Act or these Rules.
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13. Ommited vide Notification No. F. 28(8) Irrg./95, dated 3.5,19%, Pub. in Raj. Govt. Gaz. Part IV-C Dated 10.5.1996 Page 29-30'lie from an order under Rule 57 entertaining an appeal after the expiry of the prescribed period.
Except as is otherwise provided in the Act or in these Rules under the Act or these Rules, shall be filed within the period of 30 days from the date of the order appealed from and an appeal presented thereafter shall not be entertained.
Any authority empowered to hear an appeal under the Act or these Rules may, notwithstanding anything contained in Rule 56, entertain an appeal presented after the expiry of the period prescribed for such appeal, if the appellant satisfies the appellate authority that he was prevented by sufficient cause from presenting the appeal within the prescribed period.
Every appeal under the Act or these Rules shall be accompanied by a copy of the order appealed from certified by the officer who passed the order.
No appeal shall
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