Veluthedath family. Petitioner's father was performing this right as a Karaima holder since 1988. However, he having expired in 2013, petitioner put forth a claim that he should be allowed to perform the duties that was being discharged by his father. As petitioner's father is belonging to the Nair community, it is the Marumakkathayam law of succession to hereditary rights in the temple that is being followed. Petitioner could not be treated as a member of the Vadakke Veluthedath family to claim the hereditary right that was enjoyed by his father. The contention of the petitioner that he relies upon the entry made in an unregistered will executed by his father to claim this right is also misplaced, since the copy of the document that was produced by the petitioner before the officers of the Cochin Devaswom Board did not disclose any such right having been conferred on the petitioner. Therefore, according to the respondents, the claims raised by the petitioner are totally misconceived. That apart, it is contended, it is the settled legal principle that the Joint Family (Abolition) Act has not taken away the karaima right enjoyed by families, and therefore the allegation to the contrary is denied as misplaced and without merit. So also, it is
