KRISHNASWAMY REDDY, J. :- This appeal is by the plaintiff against the judgment and decree of the First Additional Subordinate Judge, Madurai dismissing the suit filed by him to set aside the order of the Deputy Commissioner for Religious Endowments Board in framing a scheme in respect of a religious trust created by one Chockalingam Pillai by a settlement deed dated 24-10-1924.

2. The brief facts which culminated in the filing of the suit by the appellant are these : There is a temple called Kalyanasundareswarar temple in Avaniyapuram village. One Chockalingam Pillai, a native of the said village who was a pious and religious man desired to make four idols of Sri Appear. Sundarar, Manickavasagar and Sambandamurthi and instal them in the said temple of Sri Kalyanasundareswarar. He requested his friend and relative, one Muthukaruppa Pillai of the same village who had taken interest in thiruppani work of the said temple, to make the aforesaid four idols and construct temples for them. The said Muthukaruppa Pillai made the four idols and completed the work as desired by Chockalinga Pillai. Thereafter, Chockalingam Pillai, in pursuance of the promise made by him to Muthukaruppa