MANDAL REVENUE OFFICER vs GOUNDLA VENKAIAH

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Andhra Pradesh High Court which quashed the orders of the Special Tribunal and Special Court under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982, declaring that the respondents acquired title over the property by adverse possession. The Court noted that the respondents had been in continuous possession of the land for over 50 years without interference, thus satisfying the requirements for adverse possession. The Court emphasized that the concurrent finding of the lower courts regarding the land being government property was not sufficient to negate the respondents' claim of adverse possession.