Supreme Court of India

The State of Telangana v. Mir Jaffar Ali Khan (dead) Thr. Lrs.

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Bench Pankaj Mithal and S.V.N. Bhatti JJ.
Decided 18 December 2025

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the claim of right through the sale deed dated 05.03.1248H, release order from Jagir Administration, adjudication by Nizam Atiyat Court of the Claimants has been accepted either through non- consideration of the documents filed by the Claimants, its legal effect vis-à- vis the government, and/or by exceeding the jurisdiction of inquiry under Section 10 of the Telangana Forest Act.

Judgment, page 44

From the headnote

either by this Court or by the Tribunal. We make it clear that the incorrect array of parties is not being treated as the decisive factor in deciding the Civil Appeal. . The scope and jurisdiction of FSO under the Telangana Forest Act 25. summary inquiry conducted by a statutory authority such as the FSO under Section 10 of the Telangana Forest Act is fundamentally distinct from a civil trial conducted by a competent civil court under the CPC.

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