Section 107 of The Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 — Portion where all lands are held in common
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- (1)Where some of the lands are held in common, the Deputy Commissioner shall allot to the applicant for partition his share of those lands in accordance with village-custom if any such exists. If no such custom exists, Deputy Commissioner shall make such division as may secure to the applicant his fair portion of the common lands.
- (2)The portion of the common lands falling by the partition to the share of the applicant shall be added to the land held by him in severalty, and the aggregate thus formed shall be declared a separate estate, and shall be separately assessed to the Government revenue.