Vesting of interest of lessee of mines or minerals which is subject to sub-lease.

(1) The interest of every lessee of mines or minerals which is subject to a sub-lease shall, with effect from such date as may be notified in this behalf by the State Government in the Official Gazette, vest in the State and thereafter the sub-lessee whose lease is not subject to any further sub-lease shall hold his lease directly under the State Government and the provisions of subsection (2) and (4) of Section 10 shall mutatis mutandis, apply to his lease. (2) No sub-lessee of mines or minerals holding under a lessee whose interest vests in the State Government under sub-section (1) shall be entitled to claim any damages from his lessor on the ground that the terms of the lease in respect of mines or minerals have become incapable of fulfilment by the operation of this Section.