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Khatedar tenant, Khudkasht land, a Zamindar who is in possession/occupation of Khudkasht land on the date of vesting of the estate becomes a Khatedar tenant on abolition of the Zamindari right under s. 29 of the Zamindari Abolition Act. Under the said s. a Zamindar becomes a Malik of the Khudkasht land in his occupation and as Malik he shall be entitled to all the rights conferred and all the liabilities imposed on a Khatedar tenant by or under the Act, Bir Singh v. Pyare Singh, (2003) 3 SCC 652: AIR 2000 SC 1216 (1220). [Rajasthan Zamindari and Biswedari Abolition Act, 1959 (8 of 1959), s. 5(29)]