Supreme Court of India · 2010-01-08
PINNINTI KISTAMMA vs DUVVADA P. CHOWDARY
- Citation / case number
- SC 1998/5942
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- PINNINTI KISTAMMA
- Respondent
- DUVVADA P. CHOWDARY
- Author
- TARUN CHATTERJEE
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed appeals against the Andhra Pradesh High Court's judgments regarding tenancy rights over land in Kambirigam Village. The Court held that the Tenants, who claimed rights under the Estates Abolition Act, were entitled to protection of their possession as they had been cultivating the land for generations. The Court affirmed the findings of the Tehsildar and the High Court, emphasizing the importance of historical occupancy and the lack of proper title by the Landlords under the relevant statutes, thus upholding the Tenants' claims.