IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY
L. Vittal Reddy – Appellant
Versus
Jakka Jangaiah – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY, J.
The Second Appeal is filed questioning the judgment and decree, dated 11.02.2025, passed by the VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B. Nagar in A.S.No.334 of 2015, whereunder and whereby the judgment and decree, dated 06.07.2015 passed in O.S.No.1563 of 2009 by the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B. Nagar, was confirmed.
2. Heard Sri M.Hamsa Raj, learned counsel for the appellants and Sri Kuturu Ravinder Pratap Reddy, learned counsel for the respondent No.4. Perused the record.
3. For convenience, the parties are hereinafter referred to as they were arrayed before the trial Court.
4. Brief facts as narrated in the plaint are that the plaintiffs are the absolute owners and possessors of agricultural lands admeasuring Ac.4.15 guntas in Survey No.236 and Ac.2.31 guntas in Sy.No.237, total admeasuring Ac.7.06 guntas situated at Gowrelli village, Hayathnagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District (hereinafter referred to as ‘suit schedule property’), which originally stood in the name of Jakka Sayanna and after his death in the year 1999, his daughter Jakka Yadamma succeeded to the said property being s
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