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A. V. RAVINDRA BABU
Sampathirao Sudhakar – Appellant
Versus
Bendi Chilkannaidu – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
A.V. Ravindra Babu, J.
1. Challenge in this Appeal Suit is to the judgment, dated 21.12.2016, in Original Suit No. 57 of 2013, on the file of the Court of Special Judge for trial of cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (POA) Act, 1989-cum-IV Additional District Judge at Srikakulam (for short, 'the learned Additional District Judge') whereunder the learned Additional District Judge dealing with a Suit for eviction, recovery of possession of the plaint schedule property and for recovery of monthly rents to a tune of Rs. 3,88,000/- and damages decreed the suit of the plaintiffs.
2. The parties to this Appeal will hereinafter be referred to as described before the trial Court, for the sake of convenience.
3. The case of the plaintiffs, in brief, according to the averments set out in the plaint, is that the mother of the plaintiffs is their registered General Power of Attorney holder, who stood as lessor in respect of the plaint schedule property i.e., ground floor of RCC slabbed building. The registered GPA was executed by her sons in her favour for managing and supervising the plaint schedule building. Previously, the defendant and his business partner viz., Lo
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