2. Pasturage Land
Pasture derived from the Latin word pastus,
past participle of pascere, "to feed”.
It means certain land unsigned for grazing to
the catles of the village or villages is known as
pasturage land
3. Section 39
Regulation of the use of Pasturage Land
The right of grazing on free pasturage lands
shall extended only to the cattle of the village or
villages to which such land belongs or have
been assigned and shall regulated by the rules to
be from time to time either generally or in any
particular instance, prescribed by the collector
with the sanction of state Government.
The collector’s decision in any case of dispute
as to the said right of grazing shall be
conclusive.
4. Pastures and Grazing
Lands
There are pastures and grazing lands of about 4% of the total land
area of India. These are mainly seen in hilly areas.
In the past, there were some definite grazing lands in each village
of India. But it is almost non-existent, so to say. These are being
used for human settlement and such other related purposes.
Himachal Pradesh has the maximum land under pastures and
grazing lands in India.
Land of 40 Acres is fixed for 100 cattles
5. Disputes
Person from another village challenge their right for
grazing their cattle in the village
Person doing the business of the cattle challenge their
right for grazing their cattle in the village
A owner of cattle does not possess agricultural land in
village and collector’s decisions in respect of said
dispute shall be conclusive.
