Dir. Of Settlements, A.P. & Ors vs M.R. Apparao & Anr

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Andhra Pradesh High Court regarding the entitlement of respondents to interim payments under Section 39 of the Andhra Pradesh Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948. The Court clarified that the rights accrued in favor of the respondents were final and not affected by the Supreme Court's decision in the Venkatagiri case. The Court emphasized that the interim payments must be made in accordance with the established judgments, affirming the procedural rights of the landholders under the Act.