Ramesam, Offg., C.J.

1. The facts out of which this second appeal arises may be shortly stated. There used to be an ancient estate known as the Estate of Bellamkonda in Sattempalli Taluk of the present Guntur District, but formerly Kistna District. This estate belonged to the Malraju family. Some time in the 18th century the then holder of the estate, namely, Deshmukh Desh Pandya Malraju Ramarayanim Garu granted an agraharam of the village of Palidevarlapadu to one Prativadi Bhayankaram Vedantacharyulu Garu. The grant was an absolute one but liable to pay kattubadi of Rs. 89-7-10. The Kistna District Manual by Mr. Mackenzie, p. 318, shows that in the year 1818 the then owner of Bellamkonda estate, gave away his estate to Government by his will. His descendants are now in receipt of an allowance from Government.

2. The Government thereby stepped into the zemindars shoes and were in receipt of the kattubadi. At the time of the inam commission in 1860 the village was enfranchised. Exhibit V-A is the inam register for :he whole village. This document shows that the extent of the whole village was 521 acres 37 cents. The porambokes in the village were of the extent of 56 acres 22