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MANOHAR PRASHAD vs CHAIRMAN, L.B.NAGAR MUNICIPALITY on 15 September, 2010

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO.8260 OF 2003
MANOHAR PRASHAD & ANR. ... APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
CHAIRMAN, L.B.NAGAR MUNICIPALITY & ANR. ... RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
This appeal is directed against the judgment of the High
Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad in Appeal No.886
of 1999 decided on 21st March, 2003. It may be pertinent here to
mention that the appellants filed a suit in the Court of the
Additional Subordinate Judge, Ranga Reddy District, Saroor Nagar,
Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) in which they prayed for vacant
possession of a portion of the premises comprising of two rooms, a
varandah and a garage admeasuring 110 sq.yards and situated in the
compound bearing Municipal No.3-1, Kothapet village, Uppal Mandal
under L.B.Nagar Municipality, R.R.District shown in Schedule-B.
The appellants, who were the plaintiffs in the trial court
had also prayed for a declaration that plaintiffs are owners of the
structure and open land admeasuring about 1760 sq.yards situated
within the compound wall bearing Municipal No.3-1, Kothapet village,

Uppal Mandal, L.B.Nagar municipality, R.R.District. But from paragraph 11 of the plaint it is abundantly clear that the court fee was paid only in respect of 110 sq.yards and according to learned counsel for the parties that is the only dispute between the parties.

The appellants asserted that in the years 1981 and 1987

they allowed the Gram Panchayat, Kothapet to run their office in the premises belonging to them and they also asked them (the Gram Panchayat) to vacate, when they did not vacate, on 4.5.1991 the appellants issued notice and thereafter filed a suit for recovery of the said premises.

Learned counsel for the appellants submit that after the

Gram Panchayat acquired its own building they vacated and abandoned the premises in question and the appellants took possession of the same on 9.1.2009. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents is not in a position to controvert this factual position.

In this appeal, we would not like to enlarge the

controversy and in view of the fact that the respondents vacated/abandoned the premises in question and the appellants had taken possession of the same, no further directions are really necessary in this appeal. Consequently, the impugned judgment is set aside and the appeal is disposed of in terms of our observations stated in the above mentioned paragraphs. In the facts and circumstances of the case, we direct the parties to bear their own costs.

...................J. (DALVEER BHANDARI) ...................J. (DEEPAK VERMA)

NEW DELHI; 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2010