Land owned by Hindu undivided family to be deemed land of one landowner

E. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force,—

1. (a) where, immediately before the commencement of this Act, a landowner and his descendants constitute a Hindu undivided family, the land owned by such family shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the land of that landowner and no descendant shall, as a member of such family, be entitled to claim that in respect of his share of such land he is a landowner in his own right; and
2. (b) a partition of land owned by a Hindu undivided family referred to in clause (a) shall be deemed to be a disposition of land for the purposes of sections 10-A and 16. Explanation.—In this section, the expression “descendant” includes an adopted son.