This is an appeal preferred against the decree and judgment of the learned Subordinate Judge of Eluru in O.S.No.11 of 1945.

The facts are: In Iragavaram village there is a temple known as Sri Kesavaswami. The plaintiff is the manager appointed by the Hindu Religious Endowments Board for this temple under a scheme prepared by. the said Board. Defendants 1 to 6 are the Archakas of the said Kesavaswami temple and defendants 7 to 11 are stated to be the tenants of the lands of the temple under defendants 1 to 6. The temple of Sri Kesavaswami being a public temple, the Hindu Religious Endowments Board sought to levy contribution from defendants 1 and 4 to 6. Thereupon these archakas filed O.S.No.329 of 1936 on the file of the District Munsif’s Court, Tanuku, questioning the right of the Board to levy contribution on the foot that the lands on the income of which contribution was fixed belonged to them the Archakas, exclusively and did not belong to the deity. The claim put forward by the Archakas was negatived and their suit O.S.No.329 of 1936 was dismissed. The plaintiff as authorised by the Hindu Religious Endowments Board to file a suit and get possession of the properti