Veeraswami, C.J. - The appellant, as he claims, is a hereditary trustee of Sr Kasiviswanathaswamy and Sri Lakshminarayanaswamy temples, Agaraohai, Nannilam taluk. By proceedings of the Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Administration), dated 30th August, 1969, he listed certain irregularities and informed the appellant that in view of them, the affairs of the temples were being mismanaged, and that the appellant failed to obtain budget sanction contrary to section 86 of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, to submit the income and expenditure statement as required by sections 92 and 94, to get the accounts of the temples audited from faslis 1358 to 1377 and to pay the contribution and audit fees for faslis 1373 to 1377. It was also alleged that he failed to produce the accounts of the temples for check before the Assistant Commissioner on the specified dates. The Commissioner, therefore, appointed, in exercise of his powers under section 45 (1), an Executive Officer for the temples, who would be common to them and three other temples. Aggrieved by this order, the appellant moved under Article 226 of the Constitution but without success. This app

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