( 1 ) THIS is an appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent by the plaintiff against the order of the learned single Judge transferring the suit from the court of District Judge, Seoni, to the Court of District Judge, Allahabad, under sections 22 and 23 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

( 2 ) SEVERAL centuries ago the late Jagatguru. Adishankaracharya propounded the theory of absolute Monism based on the authority of Upanishad, and his philosophy succeeded in combating Buddhism and re-establishing the religion of vedas. For the purpose of strengthening and maintaining the doctrine of Non-dualistic philosophy, which he preached, he established four Mathas as monasteries in the four extremeties of India namely the Jootishpeeth near badrinath, now Chamoli Garhwal, in the North. Shardamath in the West in gujarat, Shringeri Math in the South in Mysore and Gowardhan Matha in the east at Puri and placed each one of them under the charge of one of his principal ascetic-disciples. He also prescribed the territorial jurisdiction of maths. The present proceeding concerns the Matha near Badrinath. Swami brahmanand Saraswati was the Shankaracharya of this Matha and he died on 20-5