law: Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
  
  23 .Compulsory  purchase of antiquities, etc.,
  
  discovered during excavation operations.- 
  (1) Where, as a result of any excavations made
  
  in any area under section 21 or section 22, any antiquities are discovered, the
  
  archaeological officer or the licensee, as the case may be, shall,-
  (a) as soon as
  
  practicable, examine such antiquities and submit a report to the Central
  
  Government in such manner and containing such particulars as may be prescribed;
  (b) at the conclusion
  
  of the excavation operations, give notice in writing to the owner of the land
  
  from which such antiquities have been discovered, of the nature of such
  
  antiquities.
  (2) Until an orders for the compulsory
  
  purchase of any such antiquities is made under sub-section (3), the
  
  archaeological officer or the licensee, as the case may be, shall keep them in
  
  such safe custody as he may deem fit.
  (3) On receipt of a report under sub-section 
  
  (1), the Central Government may make an order for the compulsory purchase of any 
  
  such antiquities at their market value.
  (4) When an order for the compulsory purchase of any antiquities is made under
  
  sub-section (3), such antiquities shall rest in the Central Government with
  
  effect from the date of the order.