Vesting of land in State Board

All lands donated for purposes of the Bhoodan Yagna whether before or after the commencement of this Act shall, subject to the provisions of sections 16, 17 and 20 vest in the State Board. Notwithstanding anything contained in any judgment, decree or order of any court, no donation of any land for the Bhoodan Yagna or for Gramdan and no grant of any such land made or deemed to have been made under the principal Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be invalid on the ground only that the donation or the grant of land aforesaid was not made in accordance with any law. Provided also that notwithstanding anything contained in section 11 or sub-section (5) of section 17 of the principal Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, the right, title and interest of the donor in such land shall stand transferred to and vest in the State Board or the Sarvodaya Panchayat, as the case may be, only on registration of the copy of the order under the first proviso. Explanation.-For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that if in any case the declaration or grant of any land donated under the principal Act has been registered under the Indian Registration Act, 1908 (Central Act XVI of 1908), before the commencement of this Act, the copy of the order confirming the declaration in respect of such land under sub-section (4) of section 17 of the principal Act shall not be deemed to require registration under this section.