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Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982

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V. S. R. MOHAN RAOversusK. S. R. MURTHY & ORS.

2025 INSC 708Dismissed

The appellant, V.S.R. Mohan Rao, purchased land recorded in survey no. 10 in 1997 and occupied it, while the respondent claimed ownership of an adjoining 555‑square‑yard parcel in survey no. 9 based on a 1965 sale deed. The respondent filed a petition before the Special Court under the Andhra …

UNION OF INDIA & ANR.versusS. NARASIMHULU NAIDU (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND ORS.

2021 INSC 425Disposed off

The legal heirs of the late S.V. Srinivasulu Naidu claimed that Union of India had illegally grabbed 7,128.5 sq. yards of land that their father had purchased, relying on a prior suit where the plaintiffs were declared owners of 4,971.5 sq. yards. The Union appealed the Tribunal's order under the …

M. DURGA SINGH & ORS.versusYADAGIRI & ORS.

2018 INSC 358Dismissed

The appellants, claiming ownership of about 500 square yards of land in Survey No.87, Hyderabad, filed several civil suits after the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 came into force, alleging encroachment by the respondents. All those civil suits were dismissed, after which the …

DR.KAZIMUNNISA (DEAD) BY L.R.versusZAKIA SULTANA (DEAD) BY L.R.& ORS.

2017 INSC 1115Case Partly allowed

Two pending land‑grabbing suits (LGC No.41/1998 and LGC No.50/2004) were filed under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 concerning the same parcel of land. The Special Court dismissed the first suit and allowed the second, leading to conflicting orders. The High Court clubbed …

M/S KAUSHIK COOP. BUILDING SOCIETYversusN. PARVATHAMMA & ORS.

2017 INSC 335Disposed off

The Kaushik Cooperative Building Society claimed ownership of land in Survey No.129/68 Paiki based on a 1976 decree in a specific‑performance suit (CCCA No.14 of 1972). Subsequent land‑grabbing suits (LGC Nos.46/1989, 29/1992, 15/1996) were dismissed, confirming the same title. Later, a new …

PESARA PUSHPAMALA REDDYversusG. VEERA SWAMY AND ORS.

2011 INSC 181Appeal(s) allowed

The Supreme Court examined two procedural questions under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982: whether a Special Tribunal or Special Court must obtain a report from the Mandal Revenue Officer before taking cognizance of a land‑grabbing case, and whether they must publish a …

SAFIYA BEEversusMOHD. VAJAHATH HUSSAIN ALIAS FASI

2010 INSC 892Appeal(s) allowed

Safiya Bee purchased a house and its adjoining vacant land by a registered sale deed, but the respondent forcibly occupied the property. She filed an application under Section 7‑A of the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 before the Special Tribunal seeking possession of the house …

MEGHMALA & ORS.versusG. NARASIMHA REDDY & ORS.

2010 INSC 516Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants purchased land by a registered sale deed dated 21‑May‑1980. The respondents alleged that an earlier agreement to sell the land to a cooperative society in 1976 gave them a right, and they accused the appellants of fraud and land grabbing. A Special Court under the Andhra Pradesh Land …

STATE OF A.P.versusHYDERABAD POTTERIES PVT. LTD & ANR.

2010 INSC 223Dismissed

The State of Andhra Pradesh filed an application under Section 8(1) of the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 seeking a declaration that Hyderabad Potteries Pvt. Ltd. and another were land grabbers of a 17,786.5‑sq‑metre parcel. The respondents asserted that they had purchased the …

Y. SATYANARAYAN REDDYversusMANDAL REVENUE OFFICER, A.P.

2009 INSC 1085Dismissed

The appellant, Y. Satyanarayana Reddy, occupied 1 acre 21 guntas of government land in Lingojiguda, Andhra Pradesh. The Mandal Revenue Officer filed a land‑grabbing petition, leading the Land Grabbing Tribunal to order eviction. The Special Court, however, remitted the matter, later allowing the …

LAXMINARASAMMAversusA. YADAIAH (DEAD) & ORS.

2009 INSC 644Disposed off

The Supreme Court examined an appeal arising under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982, where a Special Court had held that certain land belonged to a temple and that the respondent, a temple priest, could not be evicted. The key question was whether the Special Court, a …

OM PRAKASH SINGHversusM. LINGAMAIAH & ORS.

2009 INSC 518Dismissed

Om Prakash Singh, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, claimed that a 16‑acre parcel of land in Andhra Pradesh was joint family property and that the Karta, Ram Katin Singh, died in 1978. He alleged that the respondents fabricated three sale deeds in 1980‑81 by forging Singh’s signature and thereby …

V. LAXMINARASAMMAversusA. YADAIAH (DEAD) & ORS.

2009 INSC 291Disposed off

The Supreme Court was asked to resolve a conflict between two earlier decisions on whether the Special Tribunal or Special Court created under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 could decide questions of adverse possession. The Court examined the provisions of the Act, its …

BANWAR LAL & ORS.versusG. KALAVATHI (DEAD) BY LRS. & ORS.

2008 INSC 494Disposed off

The predecessor‑in‑interest of the respondents owned ten acres of land in Hyderabad and had leased it to Hyderabad Industries Ltd. The Mandal Revenue Officer issued a notice under Section 6 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Encroachment Act, 1905, to vacate the land. The notice was challenged and the High …

SMT. K. SHARADA BAI AND ANR.versusSMT. SHAMSHUNNISA AND ORS.

2008 INSC 97Dismissed

The dispute concerned 12.5 guntas of land in Survey No. 30, Taranagar Village, claimed by the respondent as the original owner who had purchased it from earlier owners. The appellants, who occupied the land, were alleged to have grabbed it. The Special Court constituted under the Andhra Pradesh Land …

STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESHversusABDUL KHUDDUS (DEAD) BY LRS. & ORS.

2007 INSC 1206Disposed off

The State of Andhra Pradesh filed an application under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 alleging illegal occupation of certain parcels of land (the Schedule Land) by Abdul Khuddus and others. The Special Court examined oral and documentary evidence and held that the …

M/S MAHALAXMI MOTORS LTD.versusMANDAL REVENUE OFFICER AND ORS.

2007 INSC 1034Dismissed

Mis Mahalaxmi Motors Ltd. purchased land that had vested in the State of Andhra Pradesh after the 1955 Abolition of Inams Act and constructed a workshop, but the High Court held the land belonged to the State and dismissed its writ petitions. The State, through the Mandal Revenue Officer, initiated …

A.P. HOUSING BOARDversusMOHAMMED SADATULLAH AND ORS.

2007 INSC 416Disposed off

The Andhra Pradesh Housing Board acquired 45 acres for a housing scheme, but could take possession of only 43 acres; the remaining two acres remained occupied by hut dwellers and compensation was never paid. The land‑owners obtained a writ from the High Court declaring the acquisition award for the …

STATE OF A.P.versusSMT. PRAMEELA MODI AND ORS

2006 INSC 746Dismissed

The dispute concerned a 3.27‑gunta parcel in Khairatabad village, originally granted to Smt. Prameela Modi by a supplementary Sethwar issued by the Nizam government in 1947 and subsequently confirmed by various revenue authorities. The State of Andhra Pradesh later claimed the land as Government …

N. SRINIVASA RAOversusSPL. COURT UNDER A.P. LAND GRABBING (PROHIBITION) ACT AND ORS.

2006 INSC 171Disposed off

The case concerned agricultural lands originally purchased by a protected tenant, Uppari Ramaiah, under the Andhra Pradesh Tenancy Act, 1950. Ramaiah sold portions of the land to non‑agriculturists without the required Tahsildar sanction, rendering the transfers void under Sections 47 and 49 of the …

GOUNI SATYA REDDIversusGOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS.

2004 INSC 369Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant (Vendee) purchased land through a registered sale deed executed by a person claiming to hold a general power of attorney (GPA) for the owner. After commencing construction, another individual asserted that he was the true GPA holder and filed suits for possession. The trial court …

STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESHversusP.V. HANUMANTHA RAO (D) THR. LRS. AND ANR.

2003 INSC 547Dismissed

The State of Andhra Pradesh sued respondents to declare land occupied by them as government land, which was transferred to a Special Court under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982. The respondents claimed title based on a historic Muntakhab and subsequent occupancy rights, but …

KONDA LAKSHMANA BAPUJIversusGOVT. OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS.

2002 INSC 53Dismissed

The appellant claimed title to a two‑acre parcel of land in Hyderabad based on an unregistered 1954 perpetual lease and a later registered lease, asserting that he had acquired ownership by adverse possession. The State of Andhra Pradesh, asserting that the land was Government property, invoked the …

L.L. SUDHAKAR REDDY AND ORS.versusSTATE OF A.P. AND ORS.

2001 INSC 352Directions issued

The Manda Revenue Officer filed an application under Section 8 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 alleging that the first appellant had encroached upon five acres of government land and sold it to several respondents. The Special Court held that the land belonged to the …

REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER AND ORS.versusA. ARUNA AND ORS.

1998 INSC 290Dismissed

The appellants, authorities under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982, sought eviction of respondents from plot No. 9. The Special Court held that although the appellants had title, the respondents were in adverse possession and denied relief. The appellants filed a review under …

STATE OF A.P. AND ORS.versusK. MOHANLAL AND ANR.

1998 INSC 242Appeal(s) allowed

The State of Andhra Pradesh enacted the Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 which creates a Special Court consisting of a Chairman (a High Court judge) and four other members (two former District Judges and two former District Collectors). Section 7 of the Act allows the Government to appoint all …