Supreme Court of India · 1998-03-02
TIRUMALA TIRUPATI DEVASTHANAMS vs K.M. KRISHNAIAH
- Citation / case number
- SC 1987/71097
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- TIRUMALA TIRUPATI DEVASTHANAMS
- Respondent
- K.M. KRISHNAIAH
- Author
- M. JAGANNADHA RAO S.P. BHARUCHA
- Bench
- M. JAGANNADHA RAO S.P. BHARUCHA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) against a High Court judgment granting possession to the respondent based on possessory title. The Court held that the second appellate court erred in reappraising evidence and declaring TTD's title as 'extinguished' without a framed issue on that matter. The Court emphasized that the TTD's title was established through earlier judgments and evidence, thus reversing the High Court's decree for possession in favor of the plaintiff.