(1.) These are appeals presented by the first defendant and the only question that arises and which is common in both the appeals is whether Travancore Act V of 1071 amended by Act XII of 1108 applies to the plaintiff's land as held by the court below. Act V of 1071, the Travancore Jenmi and Kudiyan Act, was preceded by Proclamation dated 25.12.1042. S.3 of that Act enacted that:
(2.) The result is that both the appeals should be allowed with costs here and below.