The first plaintiff in the suit O.S.135 of 1977 on the file of the Munsiff-Magistrate's Court, Ponnani is the appellant in this Second Appeal. The appellant and respondents 2 to 7 herein constituted a Marumakathayam Thavazhi. The said Thavazhi was entitled to perform kazhakam services in Sree Dakshinamoorthy temple in Sivapuram. The first respondent who was a defendant in the suit is the trustee of the temple.

2. The appellant claimed that the thavazhi consisting of him self and respondents 2 to 7 was entitled to perform the kazhakam services in the temple for six months in a year and the wages due to the thavazhi was at the rate of ninety paras of paddy per year. The appellant had also taken assignment of the right of another thavazhy to perform the kazhakam services for a period of three months and thus the appellant claimed remuneration for the kazhakam services for a period of nine months in a year for the three years in question. The total amount claimed in the suit was Rs.1350/-. The suit was filed on 14-9-1977 by the appellant alone. The appellant claimed that in respect of the claim for six months he was entitled to claim on behalf of his thavazhy. In the suit an