Lord MacDermott.-This appeal is by special leave from a judgment and decree of the High Court at Madras, dated 6th September, 1944,1 affirming a judgment and decree of the Court of the District Judge at Nellore, dated 28th November, 1042, which varied a judgment and decree of the Court of the Subordinate judge at Nellore, dated 30th August, 1940.

The present respondents are the representatives of the plaintiffs who brought the suit in which these judgments and decrees were pronounced, the appellant being the first-named and principal defendant therein.

Before referring to the nature and history of this litigation it will be convenient to indicate, in chronological order as far as possible, the events and circumstances out of which it arose.

Many years ago, the village of Jonnavada was granted as an endowment to two temple deities. In 1860 the Inam Commission confirmed the grant and the Government granted a title deed in the following year. In 1924 the Court of the Subordinate Judge at Nellore, acting under section 92, Civil Procedure Code, settled a scheme for the management of the affairs of the temple and appointed five managers or trustees. They were appointed for a term of five ye

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