1These appeals arise from O. S.18/1982 before the Subordinate Judge's Court, Mavelikara. That suit was for declaration of the right of plaintiff and defendants 1 and 2 over two schools scheduled as items 19 and 20 as well as the Educational Agency and for consequential reliefs.

2Plaintiff and defendants 1 and 2 are the children of deceased Govinda Pillai Narayana Pillai through . his legally wedded wife Kunju Lekshmi Amma Devaki Amma. The said Narayana Pillai was having illicit connection with the 3rd defendant even during the life-time of plaintiff's mother. In that relationship defendants 4 to 7 were born to the 3rd defendant. Plaintiff's mother Devaki Amma died on 9-1-1963. Ext. A3 is her death certificate. The said Narayana Pillai died on 3-11-1981. The plaintiff's father had founded a High School as well as a L. P. School in plaint items 1 to 18. Items 1 to 15 were purchased in the name of plaintiff's father. In 1977 plaintiff's father appointed him as the permanent Manager of the High School. That appointment was recognised by the Education Department and he was functioning as the Manager of the High School Plaintiff's father appointed the 4th defendant as the Manager of the L