27. Prohibition on transfer of urban property.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for Vie time being in force, but subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 5 and sub-section (4) of section 10. no person shall transfer by way of sale, mortgage, gift. lease for a period exceeding ten years, or otherwise, any urban or urbanisable land with a building (whether constructed before or after the commencement of this Act) or a portion only of such building for a period of ten years of such commencement or from the date on which the building is constructed, whichever is later, except with the previous permission in writing of the competent authority. (2) Any person desiring to make a transfer referred to in subsection (1), may make an application in writing to the competent authority in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed. (3) On receipt of an application under sub-section (2), the competent authority may, after making such inquiry as it deems fit, by order in writing, grant or refuse to grant the permission applied for: Provided that the competent authority shall not refuse to grant the permission applied for unless it has recorded in writing the reasons for doing so and a copy of the same has been communicated to the applicant. (4) Where within a period of sixty days of the date of receipt of an application under this section the competent authority does not refuse to grant the permission applied for or does not communicate the refusal to the applicant, the competent authority shall be deemed to have granted the permission applied for. (5) (a) Where the permission applied for is for the transfer of the land with the building or, as the case may be, a portion only of such building referred to in sub-section (1) by way of sale, and the competent authority is of the opinion that such permission may be granted, then, the competent authority shall have the first option to purchase such land with building or a portion only of such building on behalf of the State Government at such price as may be agreed upon between the competent authority and the applicant or, in a case where there is no such agreement, at such price calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894.) or of any other corresponding law for the time being in force. (b) If the option referred to in clause (a) is not exercised within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt of the application under this section, it shall be presumed that the competent authority has no intention to purchase such land with building or a portion only of such building on behalf of the State Government and it shall be lawful for such person to transfer the land to whomsoever he may like: Provided that where the competent authority exercises within the period aforesaid the option to purchase such land with building or a portion only of such building, the execution of the sale deed shall be completed and the payment of the purchase price thereof shall be made within a period of three months from the date on which such option is exercised. (6) For the purpose of calculating the price of the land and building or, as the case may be, a portion only of such building under clause (a) of sub-section (5), it shall be deemed that a notification under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.(1 of 1894.) or under the relevant provision of any other corresponding law for the time being in force, had been issued for the acquisition of that land and building or, as the case may be, a portion only of such building on the date on which the application was made under sub-section (2). | 