Raghavan, J.- The respondents in the Writ petition are the appellants. The appeal arises out of an order of Kailasam, J, in W.P. No. 4047 of 1965 quashing the order of the Deputy Commissioner for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Administration) Department, Madras-34, holding that “Sri Sai Mandir” situate at Mylapore is a ‘temple’ as defined in section 6 (20) of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959, on the ground that there is no material before the Deputy Commissioner to come to the conclusion that “ Sai Mandir” is a Hindu “ Religious Institution” and that the order of the Deputy Commissioner is vitiated by material errors apparent on the face of the record. The present appeal is against the order of Kailasam, J.

2. The petitioner in the writ petition is the President of the All India Sai Samaj, which was founded in 1941 and was registered in 1956 under the Societies Registration Act, 1865. The objects of the Samaj are the propagation of faith in God with special reference to Sai Baba of Shirdi and his life, teachings, and mission , the diffusion of knowledge regarding Sai Baba, the arrangement of lectures, the carrying on of Bajanas and Harathis for Sai

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