Venkatasubba Rao, J.

1. The defendants apply for a certificate of leave to appeal to the King in Council. One of the questions raised in the suit was, whether the village in which the suit lands are situate, is an estate or not within the meaning of the Estates Land Act, It was inter alia contended for the defence that the village in question is an unsettled jaghir under Section 3 (2) (c). We have held that the grant was not a jaghir grant but an inam grant which falls within Sub-clause (d). We have further held that under the exception to Section 8. the inamdar acquired the kudivaram interest and the plots in question have, therefore, ceased to be parts of an estate. The contention of the defendants that they are entitled to occupancy rights has also been rejected.

2. The judgment of this Court is a con-firming judgment. The plaintiff sought to recover in the suit, possession of three gidangadis or betel plots known as Veerapan, Kadapetham and Baker gidangadis. The learned District Judge disallowed the plaintiffs claim in so far as it relates to the first plot on the ground that the suit was premature. He passed a decree in respect of the second and third plots. We confirmed