S. RAMACHANDRA IYER, C. J. :- Three temples situate in the village of Vangarai in Sirkali Taluk, Tanjore Dt. represented by their trustees instituted a suit which has given rise to this appeal for an injunction restraining the respondents 1 to 4, from interfering with their possession and enjoyment of the suit properties. The suit was later converted into one for recovery of possession. The properties which form the subject matter of the suit consist of three items covering in all an extent of two acres. Out of that one acre was claimed by respondents 1 and 2 as pertaining to carpenter manyam and the remaining extent was claimed by respondents 3 and 4 as a grant to the village barber for rendering certain services. It is not disputed that the respective respondents are residing in the village and serving as carpenters and barbers. The properties originally formed part of the village samudayam and it is now found, and that finding has not been challenged before us, that they at an unknown period were given by the villagers to the carpenter and the barber for their services to the village community. Notwithstanding this, patta for the lands continued to remain in the names o