Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 235 · Decided 16 April 2003
Swarajyalaxmi and ORS. v. Authorised Officer, Land Reforms, Medak and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 235 · [2003] 3 S.C.R. 575
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1881/1999
- Decided
- 16 April 2003
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, D.M. DHARMADHIKARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136
Headnote
B Andhra Pradesh land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, I 97 3-Section 23-Exemption for surplus land-Entitlement of-land mortgaged in favour of Bank~'lubsequent passing of Ceiling Act-Tribunal c holding surplus land liable to be surrendered to the Government-Appellate Tribunal Bank is only a simple mortgagee having no possession over the land-Bank not acquiring title over the land pursuant to recovery of the mortgaged debt due to the bank-Thus, Bank has no saleable interest over the /ands-Hence declarants not entitled to exemption for the surplus land under Section
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