Section 2(1)(d) in The Maharashtra Revenue Patels (Abolition of Office) Act, 1962
(d)"existing watan law", in relation to any area, includes any enactment, ordinance, rule, by-law, regulation, order, notification, Vat-Hukum, or any instrument or any custom or usage, having the force of law, relating to patel watans, and which is in force in that area immediately before the appointed day;