GOVT.OF A.P.TR.PRINL.SEC. vs PRATAP KARAN & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the High Court regarding the rectification of revenue records under Section 50 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Revenue Act, affirming the plaintiffs' claim to ownership of the suit land based on historical royal firman documents. The Court established that the plaintiffs, as successors of the original pattadar, are entitled to have their names recorded as owners and possessors of the land, thereby allowing the appeal and decreeing the suit. The judgment clarifies the legal standing of ownership and the process for rectification of land records in Andhra Pradesh.