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Continuation of tenancy on the death of a ten¡nt.-If a tenant dies, the Government shall continue the tenancy on the same term_ and conditions on which sucb tenant was holding it at the time of his death in favour of the heir or heirs of the deceased tenant unless Such heir or heirs do not agree to continue the tenancy on the same terms and conditions on which the deceased tenant was holding the land: Provided that such heir or heirs pay or underake to pay the arrears of rcnt duc. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, an heir auy one of the following relatives of the deceased tenant: (a) son (b) son's son (c) son's son's son 138 (d) widow (e) daughter ) daughter's son (g) motber (2) father (i) daughter's daughter (i) brother (k) sister () brother's son (m) sister's son Provided that where the deceased tenant is survived by more relatives than one, the relative specified earlier in the order set out above slhall exclude all others coming after him: Provided further that in any case in which the tenant was a manager of a joint hindu family the person wh0 succeeds as tbe manager of such family shall be deemed to be the heir. (iv) has left the land fallow; or means