PALANISWAMY, J. :- The unsuccessful plaintiff in the lower Court is the appellant. He sued for declaration of his right to be the trustee of the plaint-mentioned charities and to direct the defendant to deliver possession of the suit properties to him and also to render a true and correct account of the income of the properties. Except plaint item 6, the rest of the plaint-mentioned properties originally belonged to one Narasimha Chettiar, the ancestor of the plaintiff and the defendants. On 22-6-1899, Narasimha Chettiar created a trust over those properties specifying what charities should be performed and providing for the mode of devolution of the office of trusteeship. He had four sons (1) Venkatarama Chettiar, (2) Subbarayalu Chettiar (3) Govindaswami Chettiar and (4) Ananthapadhmanabhan. Of these four persons. No. 1, Venkatarama Chettiar predeceased his father. Defendants 2 and 3 are the grandsons of Venkatarama Chettiar. Defendants 8, 9 and 10 are the male descendants of Ananthapadmanabhan. The plaintiff is the eldest son of Govindaswami Chettiar. Defendants 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are the male descendants of Subbarayalu Chettiar. On the death of Narasimha Chettiar, Subbar