These writ petitions are filed by one Venkataramani claiming to be the hereditary trustee of three temples, namely, Sri Krishnaswami, Kari Varadarajaswami and Prasanna Venkateswaraswami, situate in the village of West Komaralingam, Udumalpet Taluk, to quash the scheme framed in respect of the management of these temples in O.A. No. 98 of 1955 by the Hindu Religious Endowments Board and to prohibit the Commissioner of the Board from enforcing the said scheme.

Before I dispose of these writ petitions it is necessary for me to State briefly the facts that led to the filing of these writ petitions. The petitioner is the son of one K. S. Ramaswami Ayyangar who claimed to be the hereditary trustee of the abovesaid temples. He alleges that the temple was founded and established by his ancestors 155 years ago. A grant in respect of the temple was made by the Ruler of Mysore and with regard to the Kari Varadarajaswami temple the grant was made by the Palayakars of Madurai. The petitioner’s ancestors have been in possession and enjoyment of the properties attached to the temple. A patta for the properties was issued in the name of his great-grandfather, Narayana Ayyangar, after him to