S.S. Sundar, J.

The defendants in the suit in O.S.No. 54 of 1990 on the file of the Principal Subordinate Court, Thanjavur, are the appellants in the above Second Appeal.

2. The respondent in this appeal filed a suit in O.S.No. 54 of 1990 on the file of the Principal Subordinate Court, Thanjavur, to set aside the order passed by the second defendant in A.P.No.61 of 1986, dated 06.07.1989 and for consequential relief. This suit is a suit filed under Section 70 of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959. The respondent earlier filed an application in O.A.No.35 of 1985 under Section 63(a) of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act for a declaration that Arulmigu Ramalinga Swamy Samathi in Puthur Village, Papanasam Taluk, Thanjavur District is not a religious institution coming under the purview of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959. This application was dismissed by the first defendant in the suit namely the Deputy Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Thanjavur, b