Supreme Court of India

Ram Dhan Lal and Others v. Radhe Sham and Others

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Bench Bijan Kumar Mukherjea J.
Decided 19 March 1951

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Bengal Alluvion and Diluvion Regulation (Xl of 1825), ss. 2, 4 -Custom of dhar dhura-Incidents-River changing course s11d­ denly-River flowing entirely outside the villages which it divided­ Whether custom applies-On"s of proof-Reasonableness of custom -Application of Regulation XI-Revival of dhar dhura rights. The meaning of the custom of dhar dhura is that the deep stream or channel of a river is to be regarded, irrespective of its changes, as the constant boundary between two or more villages, and such a custom is expressly recognised in s. 2 of Regulation XI of 1825.

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