NATESAN, J. : These two appeals arise out of the suit O. S No. 13 of 1959, on the file of the Subordinate Judge's Court of Tirunelveli, filed by the reversioners to the estate of a Hindu who died on 31-12-1926. The plaintiffs claimed recovery of possession of the properties, specified in Sch. I and IV of the plaint, with past and future mesne profits.

2. It is the common case of the parties that the properties detailed in Sch. I are properties endowed for Annadhana Chatram Charity, and the claim of the plaintiffs is that the Hukdarship of the Charity has on the opening of the reversion, devolved on them. The trial court has upheld the plaintiffs' claim in respect of Sch. I, and dismissed the suit in regard to Sch. IV properties. The aggrieved defendants have preferred A.S. No. 245 of 1961 in respect of Sch. I properties, and the plaintiffs have by A.S. 530 of 1961 appealed in regard to Sch. IV properties.

3. The following pedigrees give the relationship of the principal persons, who had dealt with or have been parties to transactions relating to the properties, or have figured as parties in this litigation.

4. Ramalingam Pillai in the above pedigree II, who died about the clo