1. This was a suit brought by the appellant to establish his title as against the Crown to the shrotriem village of Coromandel in the District of Chingleput. The village was included in what was originally called the late East India Companys jaghire which was ceded by His Highness the Nabob Wallajah to the British Government in 1763. In 1760 the Nabob granted the village free of assessment and with all sources of revenue to one Fakruddin Mohamed Abubakar, Kazi of Madras, as an endowment for his office. In 1761 the Nabob re-granted it to the said Kazis son, Mohidin Abubakar, for his personal benefit and that of his descendants without the condition of service. In 1779 the British Government, referring to the first grant, confirmed the village in perpetuity to Mohidin Mohamed Abubakar and such of his direct heirs of suitable qualification and fitness on account of the office which he filled. Mohidin Mohamed Abubakar since held the office of Kazi and died in 1808, and his son Mohamed Abubakar then succeeded to the office and to the inam village. Mohamed Abubakar died in 1862 and left no direct male heirs, There were then several claimants for the office and the Government appr