NEDUNURI KAMESWARAMMA vs SAMPATI SUBBA RAO

The Supreme Court held that the absence of a specific issue regarding the Karnikam service inam did not invalidate the trial, as both parties presented their cases fully aware of the rival contentions. The Court clarified that under Section 17 of the Madras Proprietary Estate’s Village Service Act, 1894, lands granted for village service could be resumed by the State or the proprietor, and that the land in question was treated as Karnikam service inam from 1903 to 1925. The High Court's dismissal of the suit was upheld, affirming that the trial court's findings were not prejudicial to the respondent despite the lack of a formal issue raised.