Section 3(c) in Tamil Nadu Marumakkattayam Act, 1932
(c)"karnavan" means the oldest male member of a tarwad or tavazhi, as the case may be, in whom the right to management of its properties vests or, in the absence of a male member, the oldest female member or where by custom or family usage the right to such management vests in the oldest female member, such female member;
