JUDGMENT

KANIA, J. :— This is an appeal by Special Leave against a judgment of a Division Bench of the Madras High Court delivered on February 7, 1972.

2. Respondents Nos. 1 to 5 along with one other person filed a representative suit on behalf of themselves and other members of the Thousand-Yadhava Community residing in Ramayanacharadi Street and the other adjoining lanes in North Masi Street, Madurai Town and adjoining villages against original appellant No. 1 herein, for an order directing him to render true and proper accounts of the management of the properties of the Thousand-Yadhava Community including the Sri Ramasami Sri Navaneethakrishnasami Devasthanam Temples and their properties and to pay to the plaintiffs the amount ascertained as payable on such rendition of accounts with interest and other reliefs. Original appellant No. 1 herein was the trustee of the said temples. He died during the pendency of the appeal before us and his two sons have been joined as appellants Nos. 1(i) to 1(ii) in this appeal.

3. We propose to refer to the parties by their descriptions in the suit for the sake of convenience.

3A. Very briefly stated, according to the plaintiffs, the said temples