1977 Supreme(Mad) 378
T.RAMAPRASADA RAO, S.RATNAVEL PANDIAN
Kumudavalli Ammal alias Kuppammal and another – Appellant
Versus
P. N. Purushotham – Respondent
Advocates:
K. Sarvabhauman and K.S. Narayanan, for Appellants.
Ramaprasada Rao, J.-The plaintiffs in a suit filed under section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure, in C.S. No. 73 of 1972 on the file of the Original Side of this Court, are the appellants. After obtaining the sanction from the Advocate-General, Madras, the plaintiffs have filed the present suit to remove the defendant from trusteeship, for appointing a fit and proper person as trustee of a public trust endowed for the purpose of running and maintaining what is known as Nagammal Hindu Higher Elementary School, which was dedicated by late Nathamuni Chetti under a deed of trust dated 2nd June, 1941. For the said purpose certain immovable properties were also earmarked by the author of the trust. The plaintiffs complained of mis-management by the respondent, who is now functioning as trustee. They would claim to be interested in the trust, the first plaintiff being the widow of late Nathamuni Chetty and the second plaintiff being a close relation and old boy of the Elementary School besides being a resident of the locality. They catalogued several events in the plaint according to which their main complaint is that the defendant failed to maintain the school as per the directions of
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