Third defendant in O.S. No. 19 of 1991, who is also the first defendant in O.S. No.362 of 1991, on the file of the Subordinate Judge’s Court, Sankari, is the appellant in both the second appeals.

2. There was also another suit filed by the appellant O.S. No.329 of 1988 against the plaintiffs in O.S. No. 19 of 1991. All these three suits were jointly tried and a common judgment was delivered on 211. 1993. All the suits were dismissed. There were three appeals before the lower appellate court as A.S. Nos.10, 11 and 41 of 1994, on the file of District Judge, Salem. A.S. No.41 of 1994 was dismissed, confirming the Judgment of the trial court. The other two appeals were allowed. It is against the judgment in A.S.Nos. 10 and 11 of 1994, these two Second Appeals are filed.

3. In O.S. No. 19 of 1991, the relief sought for was, to declare the suit temple as a denominational temple exclusively belonging to and managed by the 24 Manai Telugu Chettiar Community of Amarakundhi Village, Omalur Taluk, Salem District, and to restrain the defendants and their men from interfering with the management of the suit temple by the community either by appointing Trustee or any other manner by