Beasley, C.J.

1. These are appeals from an order of the Subordinate Judge of Palghat appointing a Receiver in a suit for partition of a Marumakkathayam tarwad This suit was filed in November 1933 three months after the Madras Marumakkathayam Act (22 of 1934) which gives a right of the members of such a tarwad to claim partition, came into force. There are 222 members in this tarwad which is divided into three main sub-branches. The plaintiffs, eleven in number, belong to a sub-branch of one of the sub-branches, itself a partible unit under the Act They sue for partition of their share. There are four schedule properties, namely, ABC and D. The A schedule properties were under the compromise in O.S. No. 31 of 1887 allotted to the three main sub-branches of the tarwad for the purpose of providing food. etc. These properties were leased to tenants from whom rents were got and possession of the properties was given to the respective sub-branches. The B schedule properties are properties held on Kanom tenure and the common Karnawan of the main tarwad held these properties in order to collect the rents and meet certain common expenses. The G schedule properties consist of family t