In Travancore it has been held from very early times that the Malabar Brahmins are governed by principles of Hindu Law as modified by local custom (6 T.L.R. 143, 19 T.L.R. 241, 34 T.L.R. 262, 19 T.L.J. 441) in Parmeswaran Narayanan vs Nangeli Antharaja nam a decision of the Royal Court of Appeal of Travancore, and Narayanan Narayan roo vs Kunjikutty Kutty and Others, 20 T.L.R. 65 F.B. it was held that unless Malayala Brahmins can be shown to have deviated in any respect from the interpretation put upon old texts by modern Hindu Sages and adopted dif ferent practices, they should be held bound by Hindu Law as now understood and acted upon elsewhere.