V. Dhanapalan, J.

1. These Special Tribunal Appeals (for short, 'STAs') arise out of the judgment and decree of the first appellate Court (Tribunal), in setting aside the order of the Settlement Tahsildar, who in exercise of the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Minor Inams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1963 (Tamil Nadu Act 30 of 1963) and the Rules framed thereunder, granted vesting of sites in favour of the persons as shown in the schedule to the petitions therein.

2. For the purpose of convenience, it is useful to refer the pleadings in a nut-shell in S.T.A.No.33 of 1976, which are almost common in all the other appeals. The case of the individuals, some of whom are the appellants herein, before the Settlement Tahsildar is that the Survey Numbers in question situated in Tiruppur Village (Town Limits) were granted for the support of the Pagoda of Sri Visweswaraswami and Sri Veeraragha Perumal at Tiruppur for rendering Ugrana service in the Temple and the grant was permanently confirmed so long as the performance of the service was continued. The Settlement Tahsildar of Gobichettipalayam allowed Ryotwari patta in favour of the enjoyers of the land(s) under the