Government Of A.P. & Anr vs K. Varalakshmi & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the plaintiffs, who purchased land from the heirs of an original assignee, are protected under Section 3(5) of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977, as the original assignee was a landless poor and the transactions occurred before the Act's enactment. The Court emphasized that the government must issue a show cause notice before resuming assigned land. The High Court's decision to allow the plaintiffs' appeal was upheld, reversing the trial court's dismissal of the suit.