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(1) 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, any person in occupation of the land of another at the commencement of the Kerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1969, on the basis of a registered deed purporting to be a lease deed, shall be deemed to be a tenant if he or his predecessor-in-interest was in occupation of such land on the 11th day of April, 1957, on the basis of that deed, notwithstanding the fact that the lease was granted by a person who had no right over the land or who was not competent to lease the land. (2) 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, any person who on the 11th day of April, 1957, was in occupation of the land of another and continued to be in occupation of such land till the commencement of the Kerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1969 shall be deemed to be a tenant if the court has delivered a judgement or passed an order before the date of publication of the Kerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 1968, in the Gazette that the occupation by such person was on the basis of an oral permission or an unregistered deed purporting to be a lease deed granted by a person who had no right over the land or who was not competent to lease the land. [(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act or in any other law or in any contract, custom or usage or in any judgment, decree or order of any court, any person in occupation of land on the basis of an oral permission or a deed purporting to be lease deed, granted by a person governed by the Madras Aliasanthana Act, 1949 shall be deemed to be a tenant, if he or his predecessor-in-interest was in occupation of such land at the commencement of the Kerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1969.] Added by Act 16 of 1989.