V. S. R. MOHAN RAO versus K. S. R. MURTHY & ORS.
The appellant was held to be a 'land grabber' because the applicant established prima facie ownership of the land in survey no.9 by title deed and the Commission Report found the appellant occupying the same survey no.9 while the appellant's sale deed described survey no.10; the appellant failed to rebut the presumption after the onus shifted under Section 10 and failed in prior injunction suits, so the High Court judgment upholding his eviction was affirmed.
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- Adverse possession
- Burden of proof
- Mens rea in statutory offences
- Eviction
- Interpretation of statute
- Special court jurisdiction