JUDGMENT

Rajendra Babu J.-These appeals arise out of a suit brought by Manjeti Venkata Nagabhushana Rao and Manjeti Lakshmi Kanta Rao against the State of Andhra Pradesh and others for a declaration that the property comprised in R.S. No. 400 with a building thereon bearing Municipal No. 15/184 at Chilakalapudi, Masulipatnam measuring Ac. 17-61 cents in which the plaintiffs have a half share is not subject to any public or charitable trust or endowment or provisions of the Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951 that the order G.O. Ms. No. 1501 dated July 12, 1979 is void and for certain other consequential reliefs. For purposes of convenience we will refer to the parties as arrayed in the suit.

2. The Trial Court framed several issues as to whether (1) the notification dated July 28, 1960 is valid and binding on the plaintiffs; (2) the suit property is subject to any charitable trust of endowment; (3) the aggrieved parties are estopped from questioning the ownership; (4) any of the parties have perfected their title by adverse possession; (5) the court has jurisdiction to try the suit after Act 17 of 1966 came into force; (6) the order of the third defendant dated