Section 56(3)(i) in Tamil Nadu Inam Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1963
(i)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, in the case of a new inam estate, all arrears of rent payable by a ryot to a landholder in respect of any land in such estate and outstanding on the date of publication of this Act in the Fort St. George Gazette shall, to the extent to which such arrears are in excess of the rent due for three fasli years in respect of that land, be deemed to be discharged whether or not a decree has been obtained therefor, if the ryot pays to the landholder the arrears of rent due for a period of any three fasli years.