Maharajan, J.-The plaintiffs have preferred this appeal against the judgment of the learned Subordinate Judge of Tirunelveli, dismissing their suit with costs of the contesting first defendant. The suit itself was filed by the plaintiffs for themselves and as members of the Committee of the Agraharam Pothu, Dharmam alias Dharma Paripalana Sabha. of Vadakku Ariyanayagipuram, against the Commissioner of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Administration), Madras (the first defendant), and the Executive Officer, Sri Kailasanatha-swami Devasthanam, Ariyanayagipuram. (the second defendant), for setting aside the order of the first defendant dated 10th May, 1963 in Appeal No. 45 of 1962. The case of the plaintiffs was as follows: In the village of Ariyanayagipuram. in Tirunelveli District are situate two temples ; one is a Siva temple called Sri Kailasanathaswami Devasthanam, and the other a Vishnu temple known as Venkatachalapathi Devasthanam. Sri Kailasanathaswami Devasthanam is the richer of the two Devasthanams and is possessed of considerable endowments and has been under the management of the trustees appointed from time to time under the Tamil Nadu Act II of 1927 and Ac

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