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4.That on 02.05.1934, under Ex.B44, the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department (hereinafter referred to as ?HR&CE) declared the suit temple as a family temple and exempted it from the HR & CE Act. The order shows the administration of the suit temple, poojariship and trusteeship vest with the family of the plaintiff's grandfather, senior Deivathadia Pillai, who is the founder of the suit temple. Ex.B23 is the scheme framed under HR & CE Act, in O.A.No.337/34. As per the scheme, the Commissioner of HR & CE has to appoint a committee of three trustees to maintain the properties of the temple. One of the trustees is to be appointed from the eldest member of the hereditary trustee family and other two trustees from the public. Among the three, one has to be elected as an executive trustee to manage the affairs of the temple.