2,9,12,13,15,16,24,25,29,35,48,49 and 56 had been brought under cultivation prior to 14.12.1949, and therefore, did not fall within the purview of the Madras Preservation of Private Forests Act(hereinafter referred to as M.P.P.F. Act), and therefore, held to be outside the purview of the Vesting Act.plot Nos. 4, 5, 7, 10, 19, 20, 21, 27, 32, 34, 42, 43, 45, 47, 52, 53, 54, 57, 60, 66 and 67 were held to be used principally for the cultivation of tea, coffee, and cardamom and therefore were to be excluded from the purview of the Vesting Act in view of the provisions contained in Section 2(f) thereof.