Section 1(2)(a) in Tamil Nadu Marumakkattayam Act, 1932
(a)to all Hindus in the [State of Tamil Nadu] [Substituted for the expression 'Presidency of Madras' by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1970, which was deemed to have come into force on the 14th January 1969.] who are governed by the Marumakkattayam law of inheritance;