https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297754 A contextual and purposive reading of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 was applied to the incorporated definition of "minerals" from the Mines Act, 1952, and water was treated as falling within that definition because it can be obtained from the earth by drilling. The statutory scheme was therefore read to permit transportation of water through pipelines laid under the Act. The same scheme also allowed acts necessary for laying, maintenance and utilisation of the pipeline, so additional pipeline activity for carrying water was regarded as permissible without a fresh acquisition process. en-us Thu, 19 Dec 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:22:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297754 A contextual and purposive reading of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 was applied to the incorporated definition of "minerals" from the Mines Act, 1952, and water was treated as falling within that definition because it can be obtained from the earth by drilling. The statutory scheme was therefore read to permit transportation of water through pipelines laid under the Act. The same scheme also allowed acts necessary for laying, maintenance and utilisation of the pipeline, so additional pipeline activity for carrying water was regarded as permissible without a fresh acquisition process. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 19 Dec 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297754