1. - This appeal has been filed by the plaintiffs against the judgment and decree dated November 14, 1973 of the Civil Judge, Balotra, dismissing the plaintiffs' suit by allowing the appeal filed by the State of Rajasthan defendant No. 1 against the judgment dated 5th August, 1972 of the Additional Munsif Magistrate, Barmer, who had decreed the suit.

2. The aforesaid suit was filed by the present appellants in the Court of Munsif, Barmer, for the recovery of an amount of Rs. 1,616.98 p. against the State of Rajasthan and four others, namely,--(1) Provincial President, Bharat Sewak Samaj, Jaipur, (2) Shri Devi Shanker Tiwari, Former Provincial President, Bharat Sewak Samaj, (3) Shri Naval, Kishore Badgoti, Former Provincial Organisation Secretary, Bharat Sewak Samaj and (4) Shri Purushottam Das Kudal, Advocate, President, Provincial Bharat Sewak Samaj, Ajmer. The averments made in the plaint were that a Lok Karya Kshetra of the Bharat Sewak Samaj was established at Choutan on March 26, 1964. A sum of Rs. 4,116.98 was sanctioned by the Government for being used for the said Karya Kshetra, Chouhtan for the year 1966-67. Out of this amount, a sum of Rs. 2,5000/- only was receiv