Sir John Edge :-

This case has come before their Lordships in the form of an appeal to His Majesty in Council from an order of the High Court of Bombay. On the 31st March, 1920, the High Court certified that the appeal involved a sub stantial question of law and was other wise a fit one for appeal to His Majesty in Council, and on the 26th July, 1920, the High Court admitted the appeal and ordered notice to be given to the respon dents. The question which their Lord ships have to consider is whether the appeal lay. For that purpose it is neces sary to refer as briefly as possible to the history of the case to see if any appeal in this case to His Majesty in Council arose or was admissible.

The case relates to the management of a public Hindu temple at the village of Da kore which is within the jurisdiction of the Court of the District Judge of Ahmedabad. In the temple is installed the Idol of Shri Ranchhod Raiji, which is much re vered by Hindus. Disputes arose as to the management of the temple and at least two suits were brought in respect of the management, one of which came on ap peal to His Majesty in Council as to a scheme for the management which had been sanctioned by the Hi