Supreme Court of India

State of A.P. & Ors. v. D. Raghukul Pershad (d} by Lrs & Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 6 S.C.R. 1176
Bench A.K. Patnaik and Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya JJ.
Decided 8 August 2012

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, we set aside the findings of the trial Court, the First Appellate Court and the High Court on title, but we maintain the decree for eviction.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Rent Control and Eviction - Suit for ejectment and resumption of possession of/and filed by respondents on the ground that appellant-tenant failed to pay rent from 1986 - Plea of appellant in written statement that suit land actually belonged to him and the lease deed was executed and rent was paid to respondents by mistake of fact - Trial court . o decreed suit for eviction after recording finding that the appellants had failed to prove the title to the land - First appellate court and High Court upheld the decision of trial court - On appeal, held: Although plea was raised by appellants

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