Madhavan Nair, J.

1. S.A. No. 1405 of 1925. This second appeal is directed against the decree and judgment of the Subordinate Judge of Ramnad at Madura in A.S. No. 2 of 1922 which affirmed the decree of the District Munsif of Srivilliputtur dismissing the plaintiffs suit.

2. The suit related to the office of Sri Pandaram in Vaidyanathasawmi temple, Srivilliputtur. The plaintiffs alleged that the office was held by one Veerappa, Pillais family as a hereditary office, that they as members of that family are at present entitled to hold that office, that defendants 1 and 2 are trustees of the temple and that defendants 3 to 6 are obstructing them from holding office and receiving its emoluments. The suit was. for a declaration of their right to hold the office and for an injunction directing, the defendants not to prevent the plaintiffs from entering into the temple and performing the duties attached to it. Various issues were raised in the case but in this second appeal we are concerned only with the questions formulated by the Subordinate Judge as points 3, 4 and 5 which are as follows:

Point 3.-Whether a suit for a mere declaration and injunction without a prayer for possessio