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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.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1</i>) "holder" means -<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) a taluqdar,<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> a watandar,<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>c</i>) a vazifdar,<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>d</i>) an estate-holder,<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>e</i>) a mulgirasia,<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>f</i>) an ankadedar,<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><sup>1</sup>[(<i>g</i>) a kaul-holder,<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>h</i>) an inamdar, or<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(i)</i> a matadar,]<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>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;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) "Land Tenure Abolition Act" means an Act specified in the Schedule to this Act;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>3</i>) "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;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>4</i>) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. <br>