Poonamallee Sri Thirukachi Nambi Vari Vutchava Vysya Thadhiyaradhana Charities had been created in the year 1917 and registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. The objects of the Charities are:-

(1) Thadhiyaradhana (feeding) to the Arya Vysya public at the time of the annual festival in Sri Thirukachi Nambi Temple at Poonamallee and (2) for the purpose of other charitable kaingaryams as approved by the Committee Members.

The other kaingaryams, as approved by the Committee Members, it is said, are relatable to the performance of the charities like meeting out educational expenses, marriage expenses, medical relief and other reliefs and help during the time of calamities to the members of the Arya Vysya community, a religious denomination.

2. While so, respondent 2, it is said, issued a notice to the petitioner - Charities to produce certain records for inspection, as if the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 (Act XXII of 1959) for short 'the Act') are attractable to the charities, to which the petitioner - charities took an exception. Respondent 2 was, however, by his letter dated 7-6-1984 was stated to have co