JUDGMENT :- The plaintiff in O.S. No.52 of 1977, Sub-Court of Ramnad at Madurai is the appellant in this appeal, which is confined to item No.5 of the B schedule properties. The appellant and the first respondent are brothers and are sons of one Kuppanna Iyengar. The fifth respondent is the widow of Kuppanna Iyengar, while respondents 2 to 4 are the daughters of Kuppanna lyengar and sisters of the appellant and the first respondent. Having regard to the very narrow scope of the appeal, it would suffice to notice the facts necessary to resolve the controversy regarding item 5 of the B schedule properties. This item or property comprises of two small extents of wet lands of 35 cents and 36 cents respectively totalling to 71 cents in Malli village, Srivilliputtur, Ramnad Dist. One Kothai Ammal had purchased these two items under a sale deed dated 17-4-1950. Every year on every day in the Tamil month of Margachi, she had been performing Thirupalliezhuchi service in Thiruvengadamudayan temple in South Mada St. Srivilliputtur, and had been distributing cooked rice on those days early in the morning. On 25-8-1950, she executed a Will in respect of her properties. With reference t