(Assignments) would submit that, as per B.S.O 15(2) the extent of land preserved by the government like bunds, etc, can be re-classified to certain extent. When a road runs through the land applied for assignment, a width of at least one chain equal to 66 feet, should be set apart for the road and the remainder can be dealt with under the rules. Similarly, when the bank of an irrigation work runs through or near the land, the extent of land required to allow a margin of one chain equal to 66 feet along the foot of the embankments should be set apart if the irrigation work is an important one such as a main canal, a main distributory or a main drainage, channel. In the case of subordinate or minor distributaries or minor drains, a margin of 30 links will be sufficient. Detailed lists of both the classes of work above referred to will be furnished by the Public Works Department. But, if in any case the irrigation work concerned is not found in either list, a margin of one chain should be set apart or reference made to the Executive Engineer, in the case of channels without embankments, however, it will suffice to set apart a margin of 15 links. If stream runs through or near the land, a margin of not less than 50 links on either bank should as a general rule be reserved and registered as poramboke. Land set apart as above should be shown in the accounts as road, tank, channel or stream or poramboke, as the case may be. It is pertinent to note that, one chain is equal to 100 links or equal to 66’ (sixty six feet), as such the B.S.O 15(2) imposes a prohibition of assignment for a width of 66’ from the bank of channel. But, without adhering to the said prohibition, the respondents intended to assign
