(1) Where before or after the commencement of this Act,-
(a) any land or building has been acquired, constructed, improved or altered for the purposes of any educational institution, with the aid of any grant made from the State funds; or
(b) any land or building has been transferred by the Government for use for the purposes of any educational institution, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other law for the time being in force or in any deed of transfer or other document relating to the land or building, it shall not be transferred without permission of the Government under sub-section (2); nor shall the land or building be used for any purpose other than the purposes of Definitions.
Furnishing of returns, etc.
Prohibition of transfer of lands and buildings by educational institutions without the permission from Government in certain cases.
[Act No.1 of 1982] 55 the educational institution or purposes ancillary thereto, without the permission of the Government.
(2) The Government may, by order in writing, permit the transfer of any such land or building subject to such conditions as they may impose, if,-
(i) the transfer is made in furtherance of the purposes of the educational institution or of ancillary purposes approved by the Government, and the proceeds of such transfer are to be wholly utilised in furtherance of the said purposes;
(ii) the transfer is made only in part in furtherance of the purposes aforesaid, provided repayment is made to the Government of such portion as the Government may direct in the circumstances of the case, of the grant referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1) or of the current market value of the land or building referred to in clause (b) of sub-section
(1) or of both, as the case may be;
(iii) the transfer is made for any other valid reason, provided repayment is made to the Government in full of the grant referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1) or of the current market value of the land or building referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (1) or of both, as the case may be.
(3) Any transfer of land or building made without obtaining the permission of the Government under subsection (2) shall be null and void.
54. Where, in any case, the Government, after giving the manager of the educational institution concerned an opportunity to make his representation in regard to the matter, are satisfied that the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 53 have been contravened in respect of any land or building, they may, by order,- Consequence of breach of provisions of section 53.
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(a) if the land or the land together with the building standing thereon belonged to the Government and was transferred by them for the purposes of the educational institution, direct the Collector to take possession of the land or land together with the building standing thereon, as the case may be, or at their option, direct the manager to pay to them in full, the current market value of the land or of the land together with that of the building where it was also transferred by them and also the amount of the grant, if any, made by the Government for improving the land or altering or constructing the building;
(b) if the land or the building, if any, standing thereon does not belong to the Government, direct the manager to repay in full the grant made by the Government.