M. Sathyanarayanan, J.

The defendant, who had lost before the Courts below, are the appellant herein.

2. The respondent/plaintiff/Temple filed a suit in O.S. No. 1513 of 2001 on the file of the V Assistant City Civil Court, Chennai, against the appellant/defendant, praying for the relief of delivery of vacant possession of the 'B' Schedule property ad-measuring to an extent of 1020 sq.ft situated in Door No. 25, Chinnakuzhanthai Street, Maduma Nagar, Sembium, Perambur, Chennai-600011.

3. It is the case of the respondent/plaintiff/temple that the temple is coming within the purview of Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious Charitable and Endowments Act and it is administered by one Thirupanalwar Sabbai and the temple is in existence from time immemorial and land belonged to the temple, was purchased through a registered Sale Deed dated 02.11.1933, registered as Doc. No. 1722/33, in the name of Kannabiran temple and the adjacent land was purchased in the name of the Trustees of the Thirupanalwar Sabbai, through a registered Sale Deed dated 14.07.1959, (Ex.A1). The respondent/plaintiff/temple would further aver that five Trustees representing the said Sabbai were administering the temple d