Section 11

Section 11 of Tlr&lr Act. 1960. All lands, public roads, lanes and paths and bridges, ditches, dikes, and fences on or beside the same, the beds of rivers, streams, nallas, lakes and tanks, and all canals and water courses, and all standing and flowing water, and all rights in or over the same or appertaining thereto, which are no

(1) All lands, public roads, lanes and paths and bridges, ditches, dikes, and fences on or beside the same, the beds of rivers, streams, nallas, lakes and tanks, and all canals and water courses, and all standing and flowing water, and all rights in or over the same or appertaining thereto, which are not the property of any person, are and are hereby declared to be the property of the Government.

(2) Unless it is otherwise expressly provided in the terms of a grant made by the Government, the right to mines, quarries, minerals and mineral products including mineral oil, natural gas and petroleum shall vest in the Collector whose order shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be enjoyment of such rights.

(3) Where any property or any right in or over any property it claimed by or on behalf of the Government, or by any person as against the Government and the claim is disputed, such dispute shall be decided by the Collector whose order shall, subject of the provisions of this Act, be final. 10["Provided that, no such disputed claim by any private person, against the Government can be filed, after expiry of five years from the date of final publication of the Records-of-Rights by a Revenue Survey Operation carried out U/s 26 of the Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960 or from the date of commencement of this Act, whichever is later.

Provided further that the District Magistrate & Collector may entertain such claim after the expiry of the said period of 5 years, if he is satisfied on the ground, to be recorded in writing, that the applicant was prevented under extraordinary circumstances, in preferring such claim in time."] 1. Amended by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganization) (Tripura) Adaptation of laws order, 1973. 2. Amended ibid. 3. Amended by the Tenth Amendment Act, 2013 (4) Any person aggrieved by an order made under sub-section (3) or in appeal or revision there from may institute a civil suit to contest the order within a period of six months from the date of such order and the decision of the civil court shall be binding on the parties.

Section 11, Tlr&lr Act. 1960 (Act 43 of 1960).