The instant Civil Revision Petitions have been projected against the common judgment and decree dated 28.12.2004 passed by the Wakf Tribunal (Principal Subordinate Judge), Tirunelveli, in O.S. No. 137 of 1999 and O.S. No. 275 of 2000 respectively.

2. Since these two Civil Revision Petitions involve common questions of law and facts and since the suits were also disposed of by a common judgment, by consent of the learned counsel for the parties, this Court proceeds to decide the issue by this common order.

3. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to hereunder according to their litigative status and ranking before the trial Court in O.S. No. 137 of 1999.

4. The brief facts essential for the proper appreciation of the case are as follows:

According to the plaintiffs, who claim to be the worshippers of the Tenkasi Vangaru Muthu Meeran Sahib Thaikka Pallivasal, the property described in 1st schedule of the suit was sold by one Peer Mohammed Rowther in favour of minor Mohammed Ismail under a registered sale deed dated 15.3.1917 and the said Mohammed Ismail and his family members endowed the said property with the plaintiffs' Mosque in 1946 and as such, it is a Wa