" By section 2 of the Madras Act 11 of 1945 section 3 of the Act was further amended as follows "Section 2 : (1) In sub clause (d) of clause (2) of section 3 of the Madras Estates Land Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) Explanations (1) and (2) shall be renumbered as Explanations (2) and (3) respectively and the following shall be inserted as Explanation (1)namely : Explanation (1): Where a grant as an inam is expressed to be of a named village, the area which forms the subject matter of the grant shall be deemed to be an estate notwithstanding that it did not include certain lands in the village of that name which have already been granted on service or other tenure or been reserved for communal purposes : (2)The amendment made by sub section (1) be deemed to have had effect as from the date on which the Madras Estates Land (Third Amendment) Act, 758 1936 came into force and the said Amendment shall be read and construed accordingly for all purposes;" Section 3(19) of the Act has defined a "Village" as follows " 'Village ' means any local area situated in or constituting an estate which is designated as a village in the revenue accounts and for which the revenue, accounts are separately maintained by one or more karnams or which is now recognised by the State Government or may hereafter be declared by the State Government for the purposes of this Act to be a village, and includes any hamlet or hamlets which may be attached thereto.