State Bank of India Act, 1955
10. Transferability of shares
(1) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (2), the shares of
the State Bank shall be freely transferable.
(2) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall entitle the
Reserve Bank to transfer any shares held by it in the State Bank if such
transfer will result in reducing the shares held by it to less than fifty-five
per cent of the issued capital of the State Bank.