This is an appeal from a decree of the High Court of Judicature at Madras, dated 30th April, 1943, setting aside a decree of the District Court of Tinnevelly, dated 7th March, 1941, whereby in a suit instituted for that purpose by appellants 1 to 4 a scheme framed by the first respondent Board under section 57 of the Madras Hindu Religious Endowments Act (Madras Act II of 1927) for the proper administration of the Sri Papavinasaswami Temple at Papanasam (hereinafter referred to as “the Temple”), and of certain endowments (called Kattalais) for special religious services therein, was substantially modified.

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In explanation of the nature of the dispute in this case, it may be stated at the outset, that in the Temple (as in similar other temples in South India) there are, inter alia, four or five well-defined periods of daily worship, for the due performance of each of which an endowment or Kattalai exists, the name of the particular Kattalai bein