Raju, J.

This writ appeal has been filed against the order of the learned single Judge dated 8. 1994 in W.P. No. 13634 of 1994 wherein the learned Judge has chosen to reject the writ petition filed by the appellants seeking for a writ of certiorari to call for and quash the records of the second respondent dated 24. 1994 whereunder the second respondent has set aside the order of the Tahsildar, Perundurai Taluk, dated 21. 1994

transferring the patta relating to the lands in question in favour of the appellants. The appellants are admittedly poojaris of Arulmigu Vijayapuriamman at Kovilpalayam of Erode Taluk. Even in the affidavit, it is admitted that the lands in question were granted for the pagoda of Sri Vijayapuriamman Devasthanam at Kovilpalayam, Erode Taluk and the said grant was confirmed by the British Government permanently to the pagoda so long as it was well kept up. It is also claimed that the lands were in possession of one Swami Pandaram who was doing service to the temple.

.2. The lands were considered to be minor inam lands notified under the Tamil Nadu Minor Inams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1963 (Tamil Nadu Act 30 of 1963) and that th