Case Law Analysis
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MWRRA Act & Maharashtra Irrigation Act | Groundwater Beyond 35m of Canal Exempt from Bulk Water Tariff; Retrospective Application Quashed : Bombay HC
Bombay HC clarifies that groundwater extracted from privately owned wells beyond 35 metres of a canal does not attract bulk water tariffs under the 2011 GR, reinforcing the spatial limit set in G.R. 2003. The court also barred retrospective tariff imposition on subsurface water, quashing appellate directions that sought to extend liability.