State Act

The Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966

295. Such lands and foreshore how disposed of.— It shall be lawful for the Collector, with the sanction of the State Government, to dispose of any lands or foreshore vested in the State Government in such manner and subject to such conditions as he may deem fit ; and in any such case, the land or foreshore so disposed of shall be held only in the manner, for the period and subject to the conditions so prescribed : 1[Provided that, all leases granted by the State Government or the Collector of the land or foreshore vested in the Government for whatever term, which were in existence on or before the date of commencement of this Code or were granted thereafter, shall notwithstanding the conditions stipulated in such lease-deeds or lease-agreements or Grant orders executed by the Collector, be also subject to the following conditions, namely :— (i) Leasehold rights in respect of the lands or foreshore vested in the Government given on lease may be further assigned or transferred only with the prior permission of the Collector on payment of such premium on account of unearned income and transfer fees or charges, at such rates as may be specified by the Government by an order, from time to time. (ii) In the case of any contravention of the provisions of sub-clause (i), the lessee or transferor of such leasehold rights, shall be liable to pay penalty in addition to such premium and transfer fees or charges, at such rates as may be specified by the Government by an order, from time to time.]