Supreme Court of India

Yerikala Sunkalamma & Anr. v. State of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Revenue & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 3 S.C.R. 1011
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan JJ.
Decided 24 March 2025

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the assignees of the government lands are entitled to payment of compensation equivalent to the full market value of the land and other benefits on par with full owners of the land even in cases where the assigned lands are taken possession of by the State in accordance with the terms of grant or patta, though such resumption is for a public purpose.

Judgment, page 100

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the judgment of the trial court whereby the appellants were held to be the lawful owners of the ‘Patta Land’. Headnotes† Andhra Pradesh (Record of Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books) Act, 1971 – Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 – Assigned government land - Resumption of land – Father of the appellant acquired the subject land by way of a registered sale deed in 1970 and after his death, appellants have been in possession and enjoyment of the subject land – Appellant’s case that in

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