The Order of the Court was as follows :

The petitioner has filed the above writ petition in his capacity as the Founder Managing Trustee of Sri Mahalakshmi Temple, Madras-90, for the following relief :

To issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, calling for the records of the lst respondent relating to the appointment of the 2nd respondent as Executive officer of Sri Mahalakshmi Temple, Besant Nagar, Madras-90, issued in Re. No. 51321/92-L1 dated 16-7-1992, and quash the same.

2. According to the petitioner, he is the founder Managing Trustee of Sri Mahalakshmi Temple. The subject matter of challenge in this writ petition is the order of the 1st respondent in Proceedings No. 51321/92-L1 dated 16-7-1992 appointing the 2nd respondent as the Executive Officer of the Sri Mahalakshmi Temple, Madras-90, for better administration of this temple. The order was passed by the 1st respondent in exercise of the powers vested in him under S. 45(1) of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 (Act 22 of 1959), hereinafter referred to as the Act. The powers and duties of the Executive Officer and the non-hereditary trustee have