( 1 ) THERE is in the town of Dakore an ancient temple of Shri Ranchhod Raiji which has since hundreds of years attracted large numbers of devotees from all over India and become a place of pilgrimage and worship for Hindus of all sects and denominations. Towards the end of the last century disputes arose as to the management of the temple and at least two suits were brought in respect of the management. In one of the suits a Scheme for management of the temple was framed by the District Court of Ahmedabad which was the Court then having jurisdiction over the town of Dakore and on appeals being brought to the High Court of Bombay the High Court made substantial modifications in the Scheme as framed by the District Court and sanctioned the Scheme so modified. It is rather important to note that in the Scheme as originally framed there were various functions assigned to the District Judge of Ahmedabad but when the Scheme was notified by the High Court a departure was made in that the references as to the District Judge of Ahmedabad were deleted and instead in relation to some of the functions under the modified Scheme the District Court of Ahmedabad was substituted