KSB ALI Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) Nawab Nusrat Jung Bahadur-1 (Nusrat Jung-I) had purchased 1635 acres and 34 guntas of land in Kotham Kunta, also known as Asad Nagar, which is now renamed as Kokapet village. This land was purchased way back in 19th Century, while sale deed was registered sometime in the year 1852. Nusrat Jung-I died issueless in 1895 and his widow also died thereafter on 10th Oct., 1916. Nusrat Jung-I had two cousins, Nawab Ghulam Hussain and Nawab Mohd. Sardar. Disputes about the aforesaid land (hereinafter referred to as the 'subject lands') erupted almost 70 years ago and after protected litigation, which is having chequered history, the said disputes have finally landed in this Court. Hundreds of persons claiming themselves to be the successors in interest of Nusrat Jung-I have led their claim on the subject lands. On the other hand, the state of Andhra Pradesh claims that it is the State which is the legal owner of the property in-question.

(3.) As mentioned above, these appeals have long history which has been taken note of, in extenso, by the High Court in its impugned common judgment dated 18th July, 2012, whereby number of writ appeals have been decided. As the impugned judgment records the chronology of the relevant facts correctly and no mistake is pointed out by any of the counsel appearing before us in regard to factual narrative, we can conveniently and safely reproduce these facts from the said judgment.