VARADA BHAVANARAYANA RAO vs STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the suit land does not constitute a whole inam village as defined in Section 3(2)(d) of the Madras Estates Land Act, 1908. The Court clarified that the burden of proof regarding whether the land constitutes an estate lies with the plaintiff, as per Sections 101, 102, and 103 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The appeal was dismissed as the appellant failed to prove that the land was not an estate, affirming the High Court's decision to reverse the Trial Court's ruling.