This Letters Patent Appeal by the plaintiff is against the judgment of the learned Single Judge in CCCA No.49 of 1983 dated 12.2.1996 confirming the judgment of the Court of the V Additional Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad in O.S.No.109 of 1968 dated 29.7.1982. In this judgment, the parties are referred to as they are arrayed in the suit.

2. The plaintiff, Sri Krishna, instituted the suit for declaration of title to the suit schedule property admeasuring 2096.7 Sq.yards out of Acs.1.02 guntas in S.No.122 of Mallepalli Village of Hyderabad District, and for recovery of possession. The Indian Institute of Economics was, initially, the sole defendant. Subsequently the Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by the District Collector, Hyderabad, was impleaded as the second defendant since the first defendant came up with the plea that the land was allotted to them by the Government for construction of the building of the first defendant. Be that as it is the case of the plaintiff, in a nutshell, is as follows. The suit schedule land was owned by Mallepalli Jagirdar, Ahmed Ali Mirza. He granted perpetual lease in 1345 Fasli in favour of one Parasuram. The lease was also confi