1. Whether the land involved in the proceedings before the Land Tribunal would constitute premises of a Temple, and consequently would be exempt under S.3(x) of the Kerala Land Reforms Act was the controversy which arose before the authorities below. According to the Land Tribunal and the Appellate Authority, the area came within the ambit of temple premises. The view is challenged in revision.

2. The description of the property even in the records is 'Ambala Paramba' meaning temple premises. The features of the temple and the properties as borne put by the records including a very elaborate report of the Advocate Commissioner would fully justify the view taken by the authorities below. The sacrificial stone (that would be the literal translation of 'Balikallu'), Sastha Temple in close proximity, temple well, the basement of Kuthambalam, compound wall, Astabalikallus, the sites for offering devotion like Namaskaramandapa, the daily lighting (Nithya Vilakku), and other adjuncts and appurtenance would add up to all that is attributed to a Kerala Temple. Due to many changes in the social and economical field, the temples and families which own them have become crisis-ridden