THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CITY CIVIL COURT APPEAL No.262 OF 2007 JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Smt. Justice Tirumala Devi Eada)

This is an appeal filed by the appellant being aggrieved by the judgment and decree, dated 04.06.2007, passed in O.S.No.401 of 2005 by the learned III Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad (for short “the trial Court”).

2. The appellant herein is the defendant No.3, respondent No.1 is the plaintiff, respondent Nos.2 to 5 are the defendant Nos.1, 2, 4 and 5 before the trial Court and the parties herein are referred to as they were arrayed in the suit before the trial Court for the sake of convenience and clarity.

3. The case of the plaintiff before the trial Court is that the suit schedule property bearing municipal Nos.10-2-317/5/1, 5/2 and 5/3, situated at Vijayanagar Colony, Hyderabad admeasuring 1000 Sq.yards was leased out by H.E.H., The Nizam, The Government to Major Shankar Lal, by virtue of registered deed of Lease, dated 16.02.1953 and that the Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued orders vide G.O.Ms.No.46 dated 02.07.2005, converting leasehold rights to free hold on payment