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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
R Raghunandan Rao, Sumathi Jagadam
B. Thippeswamy, S/o.Boya Buchanna – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue Department – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. land ownership and surplus holding disputes. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. public interest litigations on land encroachments. (Para 4) |
| 3. nature of land as private patta land and waterlogged conditions. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 4. restrictions on converting agricultural land with water bodies. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 5. affirmation of land rights with conditions on land use. (Para 14) |
JUDGMENT :
R. Raghunandan Rao, J.
One Sri K. Thippeswamy had filed his declaration under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 declaring the extent of land held by him. The Land Reforms Tribunal, Dharmavaram, by it’s order dated 15.11.1976, in U.O.No.2188 of 1975 had held that the said K. Thippeswamy was a surplus holder to an extent of 2.7281 standard holding. Aggrieved by the said orders, he had filed L.R.A.No.933 of 1977, before the land Reforms Appellate Tribunal, Kurnool which came to be re-registered as L.R.A.No.63 of 1977. The appellant had raised various grounds, assailing the order of the Land Reforms Tribunal. One of the grounds raised was that an extent of Ac.40.00 cents of land in Sy.No.329 of Kalyandurg Village is unfit for cultivation due to kunta w
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