SATHIADEV

All the appeals and memos of cross-objections have been preferred against a common judgement delivered by Sub Court, Dindigul in O.S.453 of 1973 and 70 and 125 of 1974. In the three suits parties are the same, and plaintiff has filed these suits in respect of four promissory notes i.e. Ex. A-1 dt. 26-6-1970 for Rs. 30,000; Ex. A-2, dt. 28-11-1970 for Rs. 30,000; Ex. A 3 dt. 5-3-1971 for Rs. 7500 and Ex. A-4 dt. 1-3-1972, for Rs. 10,000. All of them were executed by one Rev. Mar Thomal Dionysius, Metropolitan of Niranam and founder President of the Society of the Order of Sacred Transfiguration, Mount Taber, Pathanapuram, a society started in 1922, and registered under Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955. It was impleaded as first defendant, and it runs the second defendant College. Rev. Mar Thoma Dionysius (hereinafter called as promisor) executed Exs. A-1 and A. 4, in favour of one Dhanabalar, the brother of the plaintiff and Exs. A.-2 and A. 3 in favour of the father of the plaintiff. The promisor died on 3-12-1972, and it is the third defendant, who had succeeded him as the President of the Society. The prom