Rajamannar, C.J.-This is an appeal against the Judgment of Subba Rao, J., in W.P. No. 840 of 1951 which was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution for the issue of a writ of certiorari or other appropriate order to quash the order of the Commissioner, Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, dated 19th October, 1951, appointing one C. Subramaniam Chetty as a Trustee of Sri Parthasarathi Swami Devasthanam, Triplicane, in the vacancy caused by the expiry of the term of the trustee, Sri V. Ranganadham Chetty. The petitioners are two Thengalai worshippers interested in the said temple.

Sri Parthasarathi Swami Temple is a famous and ancient Vaishnavite temple in Triplicane in Madras City. The administration of the temple has been in accordance with a scheme framed by this Court in C.S. No. 527 of 1924. The scheme inter alia provides that the management and affairs of the temple shall be’ carried on by a body of dharmakarthas under the supervision and control of a Board of Supervision. The dharmarkarthas shall be three in number, of whom one shall be a Brahmin, one an Arya Vysia (Komatti) and one a Non-brahmin not Arya Vysia. The dharmakartha shall hold office for a period o

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