Supreme Court of India

Vatticherukuru Village Panchayat and Ors v. Nori Venkatarama Deekshithulu and Ors.

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Reported as [1991] 2 S.C.R. 531
Bench N.M. Kasliwal and K. Ramaswamy JJ.
Decided 26 April 1991

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the grant was for the preservation and maintenance of the tank.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

P. Gram Panchayat Act, 1964--Sectiims 64 and 65-Property of income belongs to or administered for benefit of villagers in common-Vests in Gram Panchayat. .P. Gram Panchayat Act, 1964--Section 85-Vesting of Water courses and tanks, lands used by public with Gram Panchayat­ Assumption of management by Government, subject to villagers' pre­ scriptive right. .P. lnams (Abolition and Conversion 'into Ryotwari) Act, 1956-Section 8-Tank-Grant of ryotwari patta to users of inam land-Conclusive nature of their right, title and interest. Constitution of India, 1950-Preamble, Chapter IV read with

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