Supreme Court of India · 2001-05-04
M/S. Praga Tools Corporation Ltd vs Smt. Mahboobunnissa Begum & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2001 SUPREME COURT 2361
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- M/S. Praga Tools Corporation Ltd
- Respondent
- Smt. Mahboobunnissa Begum & Ors
- Author
- S.N. Variava
- Bench
- V.N. Khare, S.N. Variava
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the dispute over land allotment in Andhra Pradesh, specifically regarding the claims of Respondents 1 to 9 and Respondent 11 over the same property. The Court upheld the findings of the lower courts that Amina Begum failed to prove her claim based on an alleged Sale Deed, affirming the trial Court's decree that the Appellants (Praga Tools Corporation Ltd.) and the Government were liable for compensation for wrongful dispossession. The Court clarified that compensation was only applicable for the 195 acres allotted, rejecting any claims for excess land not formally transferred.