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CHAPTER IV

Miscellaneous

90J. Savings. —Nothing contained in this Part shall apply to—

(a) any estate which descends to a single heir by a customary rule of succession or by the terms of any grant or enactment; or

(b) any estate attached to a sthanam (position of dignity) and enjoyed by a single person from time to time in accordance with any law, custom or usage in force in the State of Travancore-Cochin or in the districts of Malabar, South Canara and Nilgiris of the State of Madras ; or

(c) the following estates situated in the State of Travancore-Cochin, namely:—

Idapally, Poonjar and Kilimanoor Estates and the Valiamma Thampuran Kovilagam Estate including the Palace Fund.