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A bare outline of these provisions goes to show that these have been enacted to identify classes of tenants. These provisions have no connection with the ownership of land. Section 3(XXVI) defines 'tenant' to mean a person who holds land under another and is, or but for a special contract would be. liable to pay rent for that land to that other person. Sub-section (1) of Section 4 is plainly tied up with Section S. Subsection (2)(d) & (b) of Section 4 is tied up with Section 6 and sequally with Section 76. Local customs, as the illustrations under Section 76 show, are for the purpose of streamlining the tenancy rights and landlord- tenant relationship. Sub-section (2)(c) of Section 4 in the same pattern is tied up with Section 7. Lastly sub-section (4) of Section 4 is tied up with Section 8 relating to "Mundari Khunt-kattidhar". All these tenants as classified, do not own the tenanted lands, but hold land under others.