Vesting of uncultivated lands and other property in State Government

Vesting of uncultivated lands and other property in State Government

1. (1) All public roads, lanes and paths, the bridges, ditches, dikes and fences, on, or beside, the same, the bed of the sea and of harbours, creeks below high water mark, and of rivers, streams, nallahs, lakes, wells and tanks and all canals and water-courses, and all standing and flowing water, all uncultivated lands (excluding lands in the actual possession of or in the occupation of any person) and all lands set apart for the use of the village or the public or for purposes of public utility, and all mines and quarries, and all rights in respect of trees or forest produce in Devasthan inam lands, which are not the property of any individual or an aggregate of persons legally capable of holding property, and except in so far as any rights of any person may be established in or over the same and except as may otherwise be provided in any law for the time being in force, are hereby declared to be and are members of the property of the State Government and it shall be lawful for the Collector, subject to the general or special orders of the State Government, to dispose of them as he may deem fit.
2. (2) Any person aggrieved by any such declaration or disposal of the property under sub-section
3. (1) may file a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to establish his right, title or interest in the said property.