for the abolition of Religious Charitable inams in the Mysore area. It applies to religious inams including the Sringeri Jahgir and charitable inams. The explanation to sub- section (3) of Section 1 provides/extends the meaning of 'Religious inam' or 'charitable inam'. It means a grant of a village, portion of a village or land entered in the register of imams, quit-rent register, alienation register, or any revenue account maintained by or under the authority of Government as Devadaya inam Dharmadaya inam, as the case may be. 'Inamdar' means a religious or charitable institution owning an inam. Section 3 of the Act provides for consequences of vesting for an inam in the State. It provides when the notification under sub-section (4) of Section 14 in respect of any inam has been published in the Mysore Gazette, then, notwithstanding anything contained in any contract, grant or other instrument or in any other law for the time being in force, with effect on and from the date of vesting, and save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act. The consequences which follow are enumerated. Clause (b) provides all rights, title and interest vesting in the inamdar including those in all communal lands, cultivated lands, uncultivated lands, whether assessed or not, waste lands, pasture lands, forests, mines and minerals, quarries, rivers and streams, tanks and irrigation works, fisheries and ferries, shall cease and be vested absolutely in the State of Mysore, free from all encumbrances and persons who are entitled to be registered as occupants are given an opportunity to make an application and in the absence of any such claims from the occupants,
