1. The plaintiff claiming to be the wahiwatdar of Shri Sapt-Koteshwar Deo filed civil suit No. 464 of 1949 in the Court of the Civil Judge, Junior Division, at Shahapur, against the defendants for a decree for possession of two rooms in a house belonging to the deity, and for an injunction restraining the defendants from obstructing the plaintiff in his wahiwat, and for recovery of costs of the suit.

It was the plaintiffs case that the property in suit is a part of their property C. S. No. 1229, that the property originally belonged to one Vyankaji Mahadev Kittur who by his will dated 19-5-1898 dedicated the property together with other properties to Shri Saptkoteshwar Deo of Goa. Under the will one Nagesh Pandurang and others were appointed executors and trustees for management.

In 1913 there were disputes between Nagesh Pandurang and other executors and Nagesh Pandurang filed suit No. 13 of 1913 in the Court of the District Judge, Belgaum, for removal of the defendants Rayappa Dasharath and Krishnaji Hari from the office of trustees of Shri Sapt-Koteshwar Deo.

On 2-10-1914 the parties arrived at a compromise and Nagesh Pandurang was declared to be the sole vahiwatdar and tru