( I) All public roads, streets, lanes and paths, the bridges, dttcheH, dykeH ~tnd fences on 01:
beside the same, the bed of the sea and cf harbcur3 nnd cr~:cl~-; b~low high water mark, the beds and banks of rivet'!:!, ~:~trcams, migation ,wd drainage channels, canals, tanks, lakes, backwnt,ers und water courses, nnd all standing and flowmg water, anrl all landH wht•l esoever situated, snvc in so far as the same are the property of-·
(a) Jenmies or holders of Inams, or
(b) holders of lands in any way subjeot to the payment of land mvenue to the Government, or
(c) any other registered holder of land in proprinl.ary right, or
(d) any person holding land under grant from the Government otherwise than by way of a hcence, or
(e) any person claiming through or holdmg ut1der any of the Jll!rsons referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d), me, nnd are hereby declared to be, the propert.y of Government, except nR may be otherwise provided by any law for 1 he timo bemg in force, subject to all nghts of way and other public t·•ghts and to the natw·al .rJHl casement rights of other land owners and to all oustomary rights l!•gally su~sisting. ' Explanatwn I - Lands oMe registered in the IIILme of a person but subc;;eqnently abandoned or rehnqmslll'd, and all lands held by right of escheat, purchase, resumptiOn, reverswn m· ncquisition under the Land AcqUisition Act for the t1mt1 lJC'mg m force, are tho p10perty of Government vnthm the meani11g of thiH section.
Pnbhshed in the Geze!!e Extreordinery deled 15th January 1958 • 20
Explanation IJ •• In this &t:c.tion, the expression mark' means the highest point reached by the ordmary at any season of the year.
'high water sprmg tide
Explanation Il I.. Where, in regard to roads, lanes and canals, survey stones had been, m the ongmal demarcation under the Sun·ey Act m force, planted for the sake of convenience and safety mside compound walls and gates of compounds in bouse verandhas, door steps, p01 tlCoes, masonry drams and similar structures of a permctnent nature, such walls, gates, verandhas, etc., shall not be deemed to be the property of Go,·crnmcnt Withm the meanmg of th1s sect10n •
(2) All unassessed lands within the limits of private estates used or reserved for public purposes or for the communal use ofnllagers, and all pubhc roads and streets vestt:J in any local authority shall, for the purpose of this Act, be deemed to be the property of Govemment.
4 (l) "Poramboke" defined.- "Poramboke" shall mean and il~clude unassessed lands which .. u·e: the property of Government under section 3 ( l) or (2) used or re<>erved for public purposes or for the com munal use of villagers such as- ( a) all pubhc roads, st.rects. lanes, pathways. the bridges, drtches dykes and fences on or bes1de the &arne,
(b) the beds and banks of 11reJs, rwgatwn and chctmage channels traffic canals, tanks, lakes back-waters and water courses.
(c) market<>, burial ground<:, landmg ghaut'l, and
(d) all other property wluch the Govecnment may, for the pur pose of tlus Act. from time to time, declare to be poramboke
(2) "Occupant" defined.- "Occupant" sha II mean a person actually in possessiOn 01: occupatiOn of a land whiCh IS the property of Go\·ernment J Land wh1clt zs the property of Government not to be occnpted u:zthoul penmsswn.-Fmm and after the commencement of th1s Act, :t shall not be lnv. ful for any person to occupy a land '~hiChC:
IS the propm ty of Government, whether a porambokc or not, Without permisswn from the Go,·ernment or such officer of the Go,-ernment as may be empowered m tins behalf
6. Earth, metal, latente, lime-shell etc., not to be remobed from landwhzch 1s p10perty of Government wtlhout permit.
(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to destroy, remoYe or appropnate for hrmself earth, metal, latente, IIme.shell or such other ..
• 21 n1l iclt·H of value as may be not1fied by the GoVPmmenl from any land which is the property of Goverment, whether n J1oramb11ke or not, except nnrlrl' and m accordance w1th the terms anrl conditions of a permit iAsucrl by the GO\·ernment or such officer of ~!10 Govc1nment as may b9 ompowered in that behalf and on payment of eompensation at the rate pn•Hcwibed under sub-section (2).
(2) The Government may, from time to time, by notification m tlw Onzctte, prescnbe the rate at which comprnsat10n Rhall be pa)'able fo1· rn rt.h, metal, latente, lime-shell or other I 0111fied nrt!Cles of value riPRtroycd. removed or appropriated from land which is the property, of ( lovornment.
(:J) Whoever unauthorisedly destroys, rmnoves or appropriates for hlmHPlf earth, metal, latente, hme-shell or othor nohfiPd articles of value f'1·om nny land '" l11ch IS the property of Gove1 JlmPnt, \I hether a porum holm 01· not, shall be hable to pay such fine noL exceeding fifty rupees as may he 1mposed by the Collector and shall aiHn be lial•le to pay by way of dnmages an amount equivalent to the compcnsal ion whtch would lmv1' hcen payable if sub-sect10n (2) were appheablo lheiC to.
(4) The Goverment may remtt m wholo or m part the compcn •ml ion or damages payable under th1s section,-
(a) in fM·our of any agricultunst, if 1l1c earth, metal, latente, I imc-shcll or other notified articles of value d1•RI royed, 1 emoved or appro priated is for bona fide agncultural purposes or
(b) in favour of a co-operative society, 7 Punishment for unauthortsedly ncr.upytn(J a land wh tch iB the properly of Gove1nment.-Whoever IH'«:llptes a land '\\h!Ch IB I he pl'Operty of Government, whether a pora mhoke Ol' not, contrary to tu·ct10n 5 shall be hable to pay such fine not ('Xcecdmg two hundred rup1•rs as may be Imposed by the Collector.
Explanation-A tenant unauthonsed ly lholding over after the nxpil-y of h1s term of lease IS hable to a line wtthin the meanmg of tlua section