Judgment

S.MOHAN, J.

(1) ALL these appeals can be dealt with under a common judgment since Civil Appeal Nos. 1995 to 2021 of 1979 and 1953-59 of 1981 are directed against the judgment of the division bench of the Madras High court dated 13/04/1978 by which the High court set aside the conclusion arrived at by the tribunal that the appellants before us, were service holders and that they would be entitled to ryotwari pattas. It was further held that the first respondent Shri Patteswaraswami Devasthanam, hereinafter referred to as the Devasthanam, alone was the grantee of the inam.

(2) CIVIL Appeals No. 1914 of 1982 and No. 1994 of 1979 are directed against the judgment of the High court dated 29/08/1978 which followed the earlier judgment dated 13/04/1978.

(3) THE brief facts of the case are as follows: The Settlement Tehsildar-II, Gobichettipalayam initiated suo motu proceedings under the provisions of the Madras Minor Inams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1963 (Act XXX of 1963 hereinafter referred to as the Act, in respect of the issue of ryotwari patta in respect of service inams in Perur village. After holding the necessary inqui