Kaagazaat

Tubewell Water-Sharing Agreement

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Price: Free, always.
Stamp duty: No stamp duty is charged on this agreement as a conveyance or a lease, because it transfers no land or other immovable property.
Registration: Not compulsorily registrable: this agreement creates no interest in immovable property, so section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 does not require it to be registered.
Witnesses: Not required by law, but two adult witnesses who are not parties are customary in village practice and are provided for below.

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Also called

tubewell sharing
borewell water sharing
water turn agreement
paani ki baari
pani ki warabandi
ਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਵਾਰੀ
पानी की बारी
motor sharing agreement

When you need it

Use this when one farmer owns a tubewell (or borewell) and agrees to let a neighbouring farmer draw irrigation water from it for the neighbour's own land, in turns or in a share of the running hours, and wants the terms in writing: the season, the turns, who pays the electricity and the repairs, and how the water reaches the neighbour's field. It is a personal permission for the period named, not a sale of the tubewell or the water, not a lease of any land, and not a permanent right of way or water.

When the period ends, so does the permission. Not for: moving the electricity connection to another name (use the Tubewell Electricity Connection Transfer Affidavit); leasing farmland with its tubewell (use the Agricultural Land Lease); a share of the crop (use the Batai Crop-Share Agreement).

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

No stamp duty is charged on this agreement as a conveyance or a lease, because it transfers no land or other immovable property. A general agreement may attract a fixed duty under the residual agreement entry of the Punjab or Chandigarh schedule, and this drafter could not confirm one current figure, so none is stated. Before signing, ask on the official e-stamping portal or at the Sub-Registrar counter whether any duty applies, and use stamp paper of the value named. An under-stamped paper cannot be used as evidence until the deficit and penalty are paid.

Registration

Not compulsorily registrable: this agreement creates no interest in immovable property, so section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 does not require it to be registered. The parties may still choose to register it for extra evidential weight.

Notarisation

Not required. Either party may have it notarised for extra comfort that the signatures are genuine; carry original photo ID.

Witnesses

Not required by law, but two adult witnesses who are not parties are customary in village practice and are provided for below.

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TUBEWELL WATER-SHARING AGREEMENT

This agreement is made at Village Rurki, Tehsil Samrala on 2 April 2026.

BETWEEN

Kartar Singh, of Village Rurki, Tehsil Samrala, District Ludhiana, mobile 98140-00000 (the "Owner");

AND

Nirmal Singh, of Village Rurki, Tehsil Samrala, District Ludhiana, mobile 98140-00000 (the "User").

1. PERMISSION TO DRAW WATER

1.1 The Owner owns and controls the tubewell at Village Rurki, Tehsil Samrala, Khasra 19//12 (the "Tubewell"). The Owner permits the User to draw irrigation water from it, for the User's land described as Village Rurki, Khewat 31, Khatauni 52, Khasra 22//4, 22//5; 6 acres (the "User's Land") and for Wheat in the rabi season, from 1 April 2026 to 2 April 2026 (the "Period").

1.2 The water is shared turn by turn, the User getting the hours stated below in each turn of irrigation: Six hours per acre in each irrigation, the turn to be fixed by the Owner one day ahead.

1.3 The Owner shall keep the Tubewell in working order so far as he reasonably can and shall run it for the User's turns. He is not responsible if the water fails, the water table falls, the power supply is cut or the motor breaks down for reasons beyond his control, but he shall tell the User at once and give the missed hours later in the Period where he can.

2. PAYMENT AND COSTS

2.1 The User shall pay the Owner as follows: A share of the electricity bill in the proportion of hours used, paid within seven days of the Owner showing the bill, and a fixed amount of 80 rupees for each hour of running.

2.2 Repairs: Shared in the same proportion as the hours used, for repairs of the motor and pump; the Owner alone pays for the bore itself.

2.3 The Owner shall give the User a receipt for each payment and, on request, a copy of the electricity bill on which the share is worked out. The electricity connection stays in the Owner's name and is the Owner's to pay to the supplier. The User shall not run the Tubewell himself, or tamper with the motor, the starter or the meter.

3. HOW THE WATER REACHES THE USER'S LAND

3.1 The water shall flow to the User's Land through the existing watercourse or pipe. The User may lay a new pipe or open a new channel across the Owner's land only with the Owner's written consent, at the User's cost, and shall mend any damage to the Owner's land and crop.

3.2 A pipe or fitting the User has laid is the User's own property and shall be taken away by him, and the land made good, within fifteen days after the Period ends.

4. USE OF THE WATER

4.1 The User shall use the water only on the User's Land and for farming, shall not sell it or pass it to anyone else, and shall not waste it. The User shall follow every law or order for the time being in force on the use of groundwater, including any limit on when paddy may be sown or transplanted.

Questions about this document

Does the Tubewell Water-Sharing Agreement need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

No stamp duty is charged on this agreement as a conveyance or a lease, because it transfers no land or other immovable property.

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Does the Tubewell Water-Sharing Agreement need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not compulsorily registrable: this agreement creates no interest in immovable property, so section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 does not require it to be registered.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

What does the Tubewell Water-Sharing Agreement cost on Kaagazaat?

Free, always.

Does the Tubewell Water-Sharing Agreement need witnesses?

Not required by law, but two adult witnesses who are not parties are customary in village practice and are provided for below.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

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