Supreme Court of India

Konda Venugopala Raju v. Stte of Andhra Pradesh

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 638
Bench K. Ramaswamy and D.P. Wadhwa JJ.
Decided 8 July 1997

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What the Court ordered

Held as under : c "It is apparent that in spite of proceedings having come to an end under sub-clause 3 of Section 7 and that the compensation has been determined still the land remains with the holder who is enjoying the benefits out of the land until action under Section 8 is completed." The above ratio in Sreelatha Bhupal case is inapplicable to the facts of the present case.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Andhra Pradesh Land Refonns (Ceiling of Agricultural Holdings) Act; 1972. Ss.9, JO-Ceiling area--Land declared excess-Decision of Tribunal confinned by High Cowt-Notice in Fann VI to land holder to surrender excess land-Application by land holder before Land Ref onns Tribunal for appointment of Commissioner that certain lands were non-agricultural and required to be excluded from his holding-Held, once the proceedings have become final and land owner has been declared in excess of prescribed ceiling area, then the correctness of the same cannot be questioned over again-New plea set up by the

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