Mockett, J.

1. The plaintiff is the appellant. He sues for a declaration that he is entitled to succeed to the office and profits of the position of Khatib in the Jumma Masjid Nellore Mosque. As I am generally in agreement with a great deal of the judgment of the lower Court, it will be possible to deal with this appeal briefly.

2. Ex. A is a certified extract from the Inam Register of Nellore Village and is dated the 19th December, 1860. The inam was registered as being for performing the services of reading prayers in the Jumma Mosque and it is stated that the services had been performed. In column 10, it is shown that the tenure is hereditary and to be so long as the service is performed. It was grunted by the Nabob in 1799 and the original grantee was Abdul Huq. There is printed in the record the pedigree of the line of Khatibs which was filed by the tenth defendant who is the respondent in this appeal. All the persons who are of importance are shown. The position at the time of the suit was that Khader Muhi-ud-din the Khatib had died in 1931 and he had been succeeded by his elder sister Sakina Bi. At that time apart from Sakina Bi, there was alive the plaintiff; the son