These second appeals arise out of a common judgment pronounced in A.S.96 of 1978,117 of 1978 and 133 of 1978 on the file of the Subordinate Judge, Padmanabhapuram, which in turn were filed against the judgments in O.S. Nos. 219 of 1977, 9 of 1977 and 481 of 1977 respectively on the file of the Principal District Munsif, Padmanabhapuram. O.S. 9 of 1977 was filed by one Parameswara Kurup for a declaration that the Thiruvattar High School at Thiruvattar, Kalkulam taluk, now in Kanyakumari district, under the management of the plaintiff is a linguistic minority educational institution coming under the purview of Art.30(1) of the Constitution of India and for a consequential injunction restraining the defendant-State of Tamil Nadu from enforcing certain provisions of the Tamil Nadu Act 29 of 1974. O.S. 219 of 1977 was filed by one Sankaran Pillai for a declaration that the Sree Krishnavilasom Middle School, Muttakadu under the management of the plaintiff is a minority school coming under the purview of Art.30(1) of the Constitution of India and for consequential injunction restraining the defendant-State of Tamil Nadu from enforcing the provisions of Act 29 of 1974. O.S. 481