JUDGMENT

K. Ramaswamy, J.-The petitioners are challenging the constitutionality of Explanation II to Section 2(22) and Section 76 of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institution and Endow-ments Act, 1987 (30 of 1987) (for short, "the Act") in this writ petition, apart from other provisions of the Act challenge to which is decided in other connected matters. In this case we confine our consideration to the validity of the above provisions. It is contended in the writ petition and argued by Shri R. Venugopal Reddy, their learned senior counsel, that ryotwari pattas having been granted under the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Inams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act (37 of 1956) (for short, "the Inams Abolition Act") and the same having attained finality, the legislature is devoid of power under the Act to set at naught the effect of the grant of ryotwari patta to the archakas, service holders or employees covered under the Act by a legislative side-wind. It is their case that by grant of ryotwari patta in favour of the aforesaid persons, they became absoluate owners of the property. The legislature, therefore, is devoid of competence to make the law, emplo