(1.) Feeling aggrieved by the Judgment and Decree dated December 22, 2017 passed in O.S. No.208 of 2010 by 'the learned District Judge, District Court-II, Kancheepuram' ['Trial Court' for convenience], the first defendant therein has preferred this Appeal Suit under Sec. 96 and Order XLI Rule 1 of 'the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908' ['CPC' for brevity].
(2.) For the sake of convenience, hereinafter, the parties will be referred to as per their array in the Original Suit.
(3.) Case of the plaintiff is that 'the Arulmighu Vaikundaperumal Temple' [hereinafter 'plaintiff-temple'] is an ancient temple built by Pallavas. It is a public temple governed by the 'Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959' ['HR & CE Act' for brevity].