N PADMAMMA vs S.RAMAKRISHNA REDDY

The Supreme Court examined the jurisdiction of civil courts to entertain partition suits involving lands under the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Abolition of Inams Act, 1955. It was held that the Act, particularly Sections 8, 10, 24, and 29, constitutes a complete code, thereby precluding civil court jurisdiction in such matters. The Court upheld the lower courts' decisions, affirming that occupancy rights granted under the Act take precedence over claims for partition by co-sharers.