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(a) all ryoti lands which, immediately before the notified date, were properly included or ought to have been properly included in his holding and which are not either lanka lands or lands in respect of which a land-

holder or some other person is entitled to a ryotwari patta under any other provision of this Act; and

(b) ... ... ... ..."

It is thus clear that before a ryotwari patta can be had under s. 11 (a) two conditions must be satisfied (a) the applicant must be a "ryot" in an estate and (b) the land in respect of which the patta is sought must be "ryoti land". The expression 'estate' has been defined in s. 2(3) of the Act to mean-a 'Zamandari' or an under-tenure or an inam estate. But the expressions 'ryot' and 'ryoti land' have not been defined in the Act but their definitions given in s. 3 of the Tamil Nadu Estate Lands Act, 1908 have been adopted for the purpose of the Act. Section 3(15) of the T.N. Estate Lands Act, 1908 defines 'ryot' thus: