Mandal Revenue Officer vs Goundla Venkaiah & Anr

The Supreme Court held that the Andhra Pradesh High Court erred in allowing the writ petition and declaring that the respondents acquired title over the land by adverse possession, despite concurrent findings by the Special Tribunal and Special Court that the land was government property illegally occupied by Gonda Mallaiah. The Court emphasized that adverse possession cannot be claimed against government land, as per established legal principles. Consequently, the Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order and reinstated the decisions of the lower courts.