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The High Court also noted the observation in the book Deepolpathy (published in 1960) (Ex A35) that the respondent Pattakal family was descended from Saint Ubaidulla, who was the first Kazi of the mosque, and that members of the Pattakal family were its traditional Kazis, and continued to be so at the time of writing. The High Court also appreciated an entry in the Encyclopedia Britannica (edition unspecified), as well as certain remarks in the Arabic book Futhuhathul Jesair (Ex A37), to the same effect.