Section 158: Special provision regarding Scheduled Tribes.

No transfer of land by a person who is a member of the Scheduled Tribes shall be valid unless—

(a) the transfer is to another member of the Scheduled Tribes; or

(b) where the transfer is to a person who is not a member of any such tribe, it is made with the previous permission in writing of the deputy commissioner; or

(c) the transfer is by way of mortgage to a co-operative society.