R. Subbiah, J.,

1. Application No.3014 of 2013 has been filed under Order XIV Rule 8 of O.S. Rules read with Order I Rule 8 of Civil Procedure Code to permit the applicants to file the suit on their behalf and on behalf of the members of Church of South India and to sue the first defendant - Church of South India represented by its Moderator in representative capacity under Order I Rule 8 of Civil Procedure Code.

2. Application No.3015 of 2013 has been filed under Order XIV Rule 8 of O.S. Rules read with Section 92 of Civil Procedure Code to grant leave to the applicants to file the above suit against the second defendant - Church of South India Trust Association.

3. The applicants are the plaintiffs and the respondents are the defendants in the suit. The applicants/plaintiffs have filed the suit for the following reliefs:-

(a) for declaration to declare that Rule 3 Chapter XI of the Constitution of first defendant - Church of South India that “All members of the Church hereby agree that they shall first exhaust all provisions available in this Constitution for the enforcement of their rights under this Constitution and for redressal of their grievances, before they seek l