1. This is an appeal by certificate from the judgment of the High Gouri of Kerala, December 23, 1965, reversing the decree of the Sub-Court, Mavelikara. By the judgment and decree under appeal the suit of the first respondent, Rev. Father K. C. Alexander (shortly the plaintiff) was decreed in respect of the suit lands of which he had sought possession from the appellant, Nair Service Society Ltd. (shortly the Society or the first defendant) and some others who are shown as respondents 2 to 6. The facts in this appeal are as follows:

2. The plaintiff filed a suit in forma pauperis on October 13, 1942 against the Society, its Kariasthan (Manager) and four others for possession of 131.23 acres of land from Survey Nos. 780/1 and 780/2 of Ranni pakuthy in the former State of Travancore and for mesne profits past and future with compensation for waste. The suit lands are shown as L (1) on a map Ex. L prepared by Commissioners in CMA. 205 of 1110 ME. and proved by pw.10, The two Survey Nos. are admittedly Government Poramboke lands. The plaintiff claimed to be in possession of these lands for over 70 years. In the year 1100 M. E. a Poramboke case for evicting him from an area s