Dupati Harikrishna v. Bandi Pratap Reddy

THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY THIS THE TWENTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO SECOND APPEAL No.657 of 2014 Between:

Dupati Harikrishna and 3 others .....

APPELLANTS AND Bandi Pratap Reddy .....RESPONDENT The Court made the following:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO SECOND APPEAL No.657 of 2014 JUDGMENT:

This Second Appeal arises out of the judgment and decree in A.S.No.62/2013, dated 09.06.2014, passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Miryalguda, confirming the judgment and decree in O.S.No.27/2011, dated 11.06.2013, passed by the learned Principal Junior Civil Judge, Miryalguda.

The defendants are the appellants. The respondent herein filed O.S.No.27/2011 seeking permanent injunction in respect of Ac.2.10 dry land, situated in Sy.No.663/A2 of Vemulapally village and Mandal. It is the case of the plaintiff that he acquired the said property by way of occupancy certificate issued by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Miryalaguda, by his proceedings dated 19.09.1995, under the provisions of Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Abolition of Inams Act, 1954, and his name was also mutated in the revenue records. When the defendants tried to interfere with the possession of the plaintiff, the suit was filed.

The case of the defendants is that they inherited the property from their grand father's father. They challenged the occupancy certificate issued in favour of the plaintiff. Before the trial Court, the plaintiff examined PWs 1 to 5 and filed Exs.A1 to A7. The defendants did not file any document nor examined anyone.

The trial Court, after going through the oral and documentary evidence, granted perpetual injunction, by judgment and decree dated 11.06.2013.

Challenging the same, the defendants preferred A.S.No.62/2013 before the Additional District Judge, Miryalguda, who dismissed the same confirming the judgment and decree of the trial Court. However, it was observed that if the defendants claim any title

to the property, they are at liberty to redress their grievance by filing a suit for declaration and other reliefs at appropriate time. In view of the concurrent finding of the fact, recorded by both the Courts below and in the absence of any evidence of prima facie title and possession in favour of the appellants/defendants, this Court is not inclined to admit the second appeal.

Accordingly, the Second Appeal is dismissed at the stage of admission. However, as observed by the lower appellate court, the appellants/defendants are entitled to file a suit for declaration, if they so choose. No order as to costs.

Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed in consequence.

_________________________ A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO,J Date: 20.03.2015 Dsr