Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c8.53

c8.53

There are special laws about the dikes (setu) and wells on account of their importance, which along with a series of other rules with regard to policing are generally subjoined to the chapter on boundary disputes. If anybody constructs a dike on the land of his neighbour the latter should not obstruct him if thereby only a little land is lost and the gain in water more than makes up for the loss in ground. On the other hand he who repairs an old and dilapidated dike without asking the permission of the owner of the field, will not be allowed to use it; that can be allowed only after the death of the owner and his heirs and after obtaining royal permission (Nār. 11, 17—22 ; Y. 2, 156).