Srinivasan, J.

1. The plaintiff in the suit is the appellant before me. There is a long history to this litigation. The plaintiff is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act. It is formed by the members of Athar family who are Muslims. The administration of this society is governed by a scheme framed in a suit O.S.No. 63 of 1943 on the file of the Principal Subordinate Judge, Coimb-tore. The scheme was modified by this Court in A.S. No. 222 of 1948. It is seen from the provisions of the scheme that the membership of the society is limited to all the persons born in the Athar Family or having marriage connection in the Athar Family, or who have for generations past accepted the principles of the Athar Jamath, or the person and descendants of persons who have signed the Ekrarnama of 1920. It is made clear that only persons who have attained the age of majority can become members. The object of the society are set out in Clause 4 of the scheme and they are as follows:

To manage the Masjid and its affairs; To establish Schools and other Charitable institutions for secular and Religious Education; To help the needy among the Muhammadans such as Syeds, Sheikhs, Ule