Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950

The appellant, Dokiseela Ramulu, a landless cultivator, claimed that he and his ancestors had possessed a parcel of agricultural land in Sangam Agraharam village long before the 1959 notification under Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948, and therefor…

The State of Andhra Pradesh appealed against the High Court’s order that five respondents, who were the sons of a late protected tenant, were the absolute owners of 123 acres of agricultural land and could not be declared surplus under the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973. The Su…

The case concerned lands originally settled by the appellant’s grandfather that were requisitioned by the military in 1963 and later acquired by the Central Government in 1970. Abdul Khader, a flower‑picker, claimed to be a protected tenant under the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1…

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 Tenancy Act. The hei…

The case concerned a long‑standing partition suit over the matruka property of the late Nawab Jung, in which Defendant No.1 (Hamid Ali Khan) sold his share of 68 acres 10 guntas to Bala Mallaiah on 23‑Nov‑1959. The sale was challenged on the grounds that it was made during the pendency of the partition suit, that the v…

The Supreme Court examined two successive review petitions filed by the respondents seeking to overturn a High Court judgment that upheld the surrender of protected tenancy rights in 1967. The Court held that the respondents had ample opportunities to produce the certified revenue records earlier and failed to demonstr…

The respondent-plaintiff filed a suit seeking a declaration of ownership of agricultural land and an interim injunction against the petitioner. The trial court dismissed the interim injunction, but the High Court reversed that order, granting the injunction based on a certificate issued under Section 38‑E of the Andhra…

The Revenue Divisional Officer declared the respondent as owner of six acres under the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950. The appellant, instead of filing an appeal under section 90, pursued a writ petition which was dismissed, after which he filed an appeal before the Collector t…

The original tenant Ramalingam's protected tenancy was terminated under Section 44 of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950, and the land was restored to the owner Dilawar Ali Khan in 1967. After Ramalingam's death in 1973, his heirs—including Man Mohan, who claimed to be an adopt…

Saraswati and others filed a suit in a civil court for redemption of a mortgage on agricultural land, alleging that the mortgagee (the father of the original defendant) had taken possession and refused to surrender it. The defendants contended that the civil court lacked jurisdiction under Section 99 of the Andhra Prad…

The appellants, successors of protected tenants, sought ownership certificates under Section 38‑E of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950, which were challenged by the respondents who claimed purchase of the land from the original landlord. The Revenue Divisional Officer and the …

The case concerned a dispute between purchasers (Thota Sridhar Reddy & ors.) who claimed occupancy rights under the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Abolition of Inams Act, 1955, and protected tenants (Mandala Ramulamma & ors.) who held a certificate of ownership under Section 38‑E of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area)…