SHANKAR NARAYAN RANADE vs UNION OF INDIA

The Supreme Court held that the appellant, a sharer in the Inam village of Vadner, could not claim rights to the running water of the river Valdevi as the sanad did not explicitly grant such rights. The Court interpreted the term 'water' in the sanad to exclude flowing water, affirming that title to the river's bed did not confer rights to its water. The appellant's claim was further hindered by the lack of evidence supporting his status as a riparian owner, leading to the dismissal of his appeal.