STATE OF A.P. vs NALLAMILLI REDDI .

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Division Bench declaring Section 82(1) of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable & Hindu Religious Institutions & Endowments Act, 1987 unconstitutional as it violated Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution by arbitrarily terminating tenancy rights of tenants of religious institutions. The Court found that the classification of tenants was unreasonable and discriminatory, lacking a rational nexus to the Act's objectives. Additionally, Section 82(2) was criticized for failing to protect landless poor persons adequately, leading to further discrimination among similarly situated tenants.