Gujarat Land Revenue Code, 1879
Subject to the general orders of the State Government, it shall be lawful for survey officers whilst survey operations are proceeding under Chapter VIII to set apart lands the property of the State Government and not in the lawful occupation of any person or aggregate of persons, in unalienated villages or unalienated portions of villages, for free pasturage for the village cattle, for forest reserves, or for any other public or municipal purpose; and lands assigned specially for any such purpose shall be otherwise used without the sanction of the Collector; and in the disposal of land under section 37 due regard shall be had to all such special assignments.