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Definitions.-In this Act, unless the context otherwise ~ reqmres,- (a) "appom1ed day" means the day on which this Act comes mto force ; (b) "basic tax ' means the tax imposed under the pro- visiOns of the Kerala Land Tax Act, 1961 (13 of 1961); (c) "financial year" means the year commencmg on the 1st day of Apnl; ' (d) "holdmg" means any parcel or parcels of Sree Pandaravaka land held by a landholder , (e) "kuthakapattom'' means a lease of Sree Pandaravaka 'l'hanathu lands or of trees on such lands granted for a con- SideratiOn payable m money or m kmd or m both, whether annually or otherwise ; (f) "Jandholder" means a pE-rson who holds Sree Pandara- vaka land directly under the Temple on Pattom. Otti, Jenmom, Kudqenmom or Danam or under any other tenure by whatever name called, and includes his heirs, legal -------------·---- -- *Pubhc;hed m the Gazette Extraordmary No. 295, dated 2Rth .Tune, 1971. 195 representahves and assigns, but not include a person who '·olds Sree Pandaravaka Thandthu lands on kuthakapattom; (g) "prescnbed" means prescnbed by rules made under ?bs Act, (h) ''rent" means whatever IS lawfully pdyable 111 money or m kmd or m both, to the Temple by a landholde1 tor the use and occupatiOn of any Sree Pandaravaka land . (i) "S1 ee Pandaravaka land" means any land owned bv the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple and registered m :he revenue records as "Sree Pandaravaka"; (J) ··sree Pandaravaka Thanathu land" means land registered as "Sree Pandaravaka Thanathu" m the revenue records and includes such land<> held on kuthakapattam, (k) "Temple" means the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple at Tnvandrum 3 Extinguishment and vesting of cet·tain rights of the Temple.-(1) Notwithstanding anythmg contamed in any law or contract or m any judgment, decree or order of court, wtth pffect on and from the appom1ed day,- (::!) all nghts, title and mterest of the Temple m all Sree Pandaravaka lands held by landholders shall stand extmgmshed . (b) all nghts, title and mterest of the Temple in all Sree Pandaravaka Thanathu lands, except those referred to m sub-sectiOn (2), shall vest m the Government; (c) every bmldmg which Immediately before the appomted day belonged to the Temple and was then bemg used as an office m connectiOn with the admmistratwn of the Melkanganam branch of the Sree Pandaravaka Department t~nd for no other purpose, shall vest absolutely m the Govern- ment free of all enc•1mbrances Explanation.-For the purposes of this sub-sectiOn. "bmldmg'' mcludes the site on which I•t stands nnd any land appurtenant thereto (2) Nothmg contamed m sub-section (1) shall apply to the lands specified in the Schedule (J) The Government may, on bemg satisfied that any S1·ee Pandaravaka Thanathu land is absolutely mdtspensahle for the mamtenance, upkeep and use of the Sree Padmanabha- swamy Temple, or any temple at,tached thereto, dn·ect. bv 1J23-13a 196 notification in the Gazette, that the rights, title and interest in respect of such land shall cease to vest m the Government and thereupon such nghts, title and interest shall re-vest m the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. (4) If any questwn arises as to whether any buildmg falls or does not fall Within the scope of sub-section (1), 1t shall be referred to rthe Government whose decisiOn thereon shall be final and shall not be liable to be questioned m any court of law. 4 Landholders to be vested with proprietary right.- Notwilhslanding anything contamed in any law or contract or m any JUdgment, decree or order of court, with effect on and from the appomted day,- (a) every landholder shall, subject to the provlSions of sectiOn 8, have full proprieltary nght m the land compnsed m his holdmg, and such right shall be hen table and ahenable; (b) except as provided m sectwn 13, no landholder shall be hable to pay rent to rthe Temple.