Sir Dinshah Mulla-

The principal respondents in this appeal are the archakas of the temple of Sri Krita Kritya Rameswara Swami Varu in a place known as Gudimala Khandrika which forms part, as would appear from a survey map presently to be referred to, of the village of Rameswaram, situated in the Godavari District. Years ago a grant was made of certain lands in Gudimala Khandrika to the temple as inam, but the grant is lost and its origin is not known. In 1860 the grant was confirmed by the Inam Commissioner, subject to the payment of a quit-rent of Rs. 20 per year, and a title deed was issued to the temple which however is not forthcoming. The main question in the appeal is as to the extent to which the grant was confirmed.

It is usual to divide inams into two classess, namely, (1) major, and (2) minor. Technically a major inam is a whole village or more than one village, and a minor inam is something less than a village. A khandrika means a small hamlet. It is a large block of land granted as inam, less than a village, but much larger than an ordinary inam: see Mr. Maclean's Manual of the Administration in the Madras Presidency, Vol. 3. The first regular revenue survey in the Godav