Kuppuswami Ayyar, J.

1. This is a petition by the managing trustees of the temple of Sri Venkateswara Swami Varu of Bezwada for revising the order of the learned Subordinate Judge of Bezwada in O. P. No. 33 of 1937 holding that a reference made to him under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act by the Sub-Collector of Bezwada was incompetent and that the subject-matter of the reference cannot be enquired into by him. Certain properties of the temple were acquired under the Land Acquisition Act and an award was made on the 16th May, 1937. The temple had then only two trustees holding the office and a third trustee was appointed by the Hindu Religious Endowments Board on 4th May, 1937, for a period of five years from that day. But he seems to have got the order actually subsequent to 31st May, 1937. He gave an application to the Land Acquisition Officer on 1st October, 1937, requesting him as Collector to make a reference under Section 18 of the Act as the amount fixed by the award was insufficient. He also disputed the correctness of the area and measurements of the land as given in the award. The Land Acquisition Officer passed an order on the 24th November, 1937, making th