In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-
(1) "holder" means -
(a) a taluqdar,
(b) a watandar,
(c) a vazifdar,
(d) an estate-holder,
(e) a mulgirasia,
(f) an ankadedar,
1[(g) a kaul-holder,
(h) an inamdar, or
(i) a matadar,]
as defined or referred to in the respective Land Tenure Abolition Acts and includes his heirs, assigns and legal representatives and also a person who for the time being is in possession of any land records on behalf of such holder;
(2) "Land Tenure Abolition Act" means an Act specified in the Schedule to this Act;
(3) "land records" means records maintained by a holder in respect of the land or village held by him at any time before the abolition of the tenure on which such land or village was held;
(4) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
(1) "holder" means -
(a) a taluqdar,
(b) a watandar,
(c) a vazifdar,
(d) an estate-holder,
(e) a mulgirasia,
(f) an ankadedar,
1[(g) a kaul-holder,
(h) an inamdar, or
(i) a matadar,]
as defined or referred to in the respective Land Tenure Abolition Acts and includes his heirs, assigns and legal representatives and also a person who for the time being is in possession of any land records on behalf of such holder;
(2) "Land Tenure Abolition Act" means an Act specified in the Schedule to this Act;
(3) "land records" means records maintained by a holder in respect of the land or village held by him at any time before the abolition of the tenure on which such land or village was held;
(4) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
Source footnotes
1 These sub-clauses were substituted for clauses (g) and (h) by Bom. 52 of 1954, s. 2.आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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