Kumaraswami Sastri, J.

1. Plaintiff is the appellant. He filed a suit for a declaration that the Khanda Bhogiam deed executed by his adoptive father in respect of the lands mentioned in the plaint which are archaka service inam is invalid and for possession of the properties. His case was that the lands are archaka service inam lands granted to his ancestors for the purpose of doing service in Tirumalai Tirupathi Devasthanam, that, on the death of his adoptive father, the plaintiff succeeded to the hereditary office, that as archaka of the temple he is entitled to hold the lands free from any encumbrance, and that his adoptive father purporting to act for himself and as guardian of the plaintiff executed the Khanda Bhogiam deed, dated the 21st of February, 1913, whereby the 1st defendant was put in possession of the properties for a term of 30 years in consideration of a sum of Rs. 8,225 alleged to have been paid to the father. The plaintiff also states that there was no consideration for the deed, that the debts are not true and binding on him, that the deed is further invalid as having been taken from the plaintiffs father who was an old and orthodox person of weak mind, i