P.V.G. RAJU GARU vs STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision regarding the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948, specifically Section 45(3), which pertains to compensation paid upon the abolition of an estate. The Court established that the Tribunal had the authority to allow claims for interest on endowed amounts, and that such claims were not barred by res judicata. The Court dismissed the appeals, affirming that the estate was liable to pay both the principal and interest amounts to the Government.