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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any law, or in any contract, custom or usage, or in any judgement, decree or order of court, a person in possession of immovable property in any area in the State to which the Malabar Tenancy Act, 1929, extended, whether as mortgagee or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a tenant if-- (a) the property in his possession consists of agricultural land; (b) he or any of his predecessors-in-interest was holding the property as a tenant on or after the 1st day of December, 1930; and (c) the tenancy was terminated after the 1st day of December, 1930 and before the. commencement of this Act, but his predecessors-in-interest or himself continued in possession of the property, without interruption, whether as a mortgagee with possession or otherwise, from the date of such termination till the commencement of this Act. Explanation I.-- For the purposes of clause (b), "tenant" means a tenant as defined in the Malabar Tenancy Act, 1929, as in force on the 1st day of November, 1956. Explanation II.-- An interruption for a period not exceeding an agricultural year immediately following the termination of the tenancy shall not be deemed to be an interruption for the purposes of clause (c)]. Substituted by Act 35 of 1969, published in K.G.Ext. No. 295 dt. 17/12/1969 (w.e.f. 01/01/1970).