B. P. JEEVAN REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner claims to have purchased Survey Nos. 599 600 and 603 ad-measuring Ac. 8-14 guntas situated at Lingal Ghanpur village of Jangaon Taluk Warangal District from one Rangareddy, the inamdar of the said lands. The inams in the Hyderabad State were abolished under the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Abolition of Inams Act, 1955, Though the Act was passed by the Legislature, it was not enforced in its entirety. Only Section 1, Sec. 2 sec. 3 (except clauses (d) (g) (h) and (i) of sub-sec. (2) and Sections 39 to 34 and section 35 to the extent to which it enables rules to be made for the purpose of the aforesaid sections and sections 36 and 37 were brought into force with effect from 20-7-1956. The rest of the act remained unenforced. After the formation of Andhra Pradesh, the Andhra Pradesh Legislature enacted the A. P. (Telangana Area) inams Abolition Act, 1967. The said Act purported to repeal the 1955 Act. The constitutional validity of the said 1967 Act was challenged in this court and the Act was struck down. Thereafter, another Division Bench of this court held that the striking down of 1967 act has the effect of reviving the 1955 Act. Of cou

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