V.V.S.Rao, J.

1. This plaintiff’s Letters Patent Appeal, under clause 15 of the Letters Patent, is against the Judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 17.04.1995 dismissing the cross-objections in A.S.No.2582 of 1989. Be it noted that, during the pendency of this appeal, the sole appellant died, and his legal representatives have been brought on record as appellants 2 and 3. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to herein as they are arrayed in the original suit being O.S.No.211 of 1982 on the file of the Court of the Additional Subordinate Judge, Tirupati.

2. The plaintiff instituted the suit for declaration of his right to perform Tharigonda Vengamamba Mirasi Service in the temple of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala, for permanent injunction, and for recovery of items 1, 2 and 3 of Plaint Schedule properties. These properties were originally owned by Tharigonda Vengamamba, a great devotee of Lord Venkateswara. She was rendering midnight Harathi known as ‘Mutyala Harathi Service’, and was celebrating Narasimha Jayanthi for ten days annually. The service came to be recognized as mirasi service. All the successors of Tharigonda Vengamamba acquired the rig