IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
B.VIJAYSEN REDDY
Bandi Vasantha – Appellant
Versus
Vankayalapati Bhavani – Respondent
ORDER :
(B. VIJAYSEN REDDY, J.)
This civil revision petition is filed aggrieved by the order dated 05.03.2025 passed by the I Additional District Judge, Khammam, in CMA.No.4 of 2024.
2. The revision petitioners are the plaintiffs and the respondent is the defendant in O.S.No.1019 of 2021 on the file of the IV Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-Mobile court, Khammam. The parties are referred to as arrayed in the suit.
3. O.S.No.1019 of 2021 was filed by the plaintiffs seeking perpetual injunction against the defendant in respect of dry land admeasuring Ac.0.21 guntas in Sy.No.127/A/4, Arempula Village, Khammam Rural Mandal, Khammam District (hereinafter referred to as ‘suit property’). Plaintiffs pleaded that the defendant became the owner of the suit property having succeeded to the same from her father. Plaintiff No.2 purchased the suit property from the defendant under sada sale deed dated 28.04.1986 for sale consideration of Rs.21,000/, which was scribed on stamp paper worth Rs.5/- and the plaintiff No.2 was handed over possession of the same. The name of the plaintiff No.2 has been recorded as possessor continuously in the revenue records.
4. It is stated that the plaintiff No.2 ins
The court ruled that entries in revenue records do not confer title, and the plaintiffs failed to prove prima facie possession of the suit property, justifying the appellate court's decision to set a....
Possession follows title; entries in revenue records do not confer ownership. A suit for injunction is maintainable without seeking declaration of title when possession is established.
The court upheld the requirement for establishing a prima facie case, balance of convenience, and irreparable loss for granting temporary injunctions, emphasizing that trial courts should not decide ....
Revenue authorities cannot adjudicate title disputes in mutation cases; established rights remain intact despite challenges.
The trial Court exceeded its jurisdiction by issuing directions beyond the application’s scope, but the status quo regarding the property must be maintained until the main suit is resolved.
Revenue records do not confer title; civil courts lack jurisdiction over revenue matters, affirming the authority of revenue officials in correcting entries and ejecting trespassers.
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