law: 8. Excess land to vest in Government.-
  (1) Where any excess land of a Bhumidhar is in his actual possession, the excess land shall vest in the Government.
  (2) Where any excess land of a Bhumidhar is in the possession of a person holding the same as an Asami and the excess land together with any other land held by such person exceeds his ceiling limit, the land in excess of the ceiling limit shall vest in the Government.
  (3) Where any excess land of a Bhumidhar is in the possession of a person holding the same as an Asami and such person is allowed to retain the excess land or a part thereof as being within his ceiling limit, that parson shall acquire Bhumidhari rights in respect of such excess land or part thereof on payment of compensation as hereinafter provided, but if that person refuses to pay such compensation, the excess land or part thereof shall vest in the Government.
  (4) Where there is any excess land of an Asami, the excess land shall vest in the Government:
  Provided that in any case where the excess land or any part thereof held by a Bhumidhar together with any other land held by such person does not exceed the ceiling limit, the excess land or such part thereof as does not exceed the ceiling limit shall be restored to the Bhumidhar on an application made by him in this behalf to the competent authority within such time as may be prescribed.