JUDGMENT. — The appeal is directed against Original Suit No. III of 1973 on the file of the Subordinate Judge of Chingleput, which is a suit to set aside the order of the Commissioner for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Madras dated 16th December, 1972 passed in A.P. No. 130 of 1972 and for a declaration that the plaintiffs are the hereditary trustees of the suit temple. The following geneological tree would be useful to appreciate the claims of the plaintiff. Roya Raddiar had two sons, Narayanan and Krishnan. Narayanan’s son is Munuswami Reddiar, the second plaintiff. Krishnan’s sons Doraiswami Reddiar is 3rd plaintiff and Murthy Reddiar is the 4th plaintiff.

2. There was another Vengu Pillai, who had four sons, Anguswamy, Kannaiah, Chinna-swami and Dorai Pillai the 9th plaintiff. Chinnaswami’s sons are Ramachandra Pillai, Venkataramanujam Pillai and Chandra-sekaran Pillai, Plaintiffs 6 to 8 respectively. Doraiswami Pillai is the 5th plaintiff. There two families claimed among themselves the hereditary trusteeship of the two temples Sri. Mariamman and Sri Pidari Ponniamman, of Padi Village, Saidapet Taluk. The plaintiffs filed an application under section 63 (b) of the T

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