Supreme Court in V.S.R. Mohan Rao v. K.S.R. Murthy (2025 INSC 708): Mere Allegation of Land Grabbing Insufficient Without Ownership Proof
. Written by -Sangita patel Allegation of Land Grabbing Insufficient Without Ownership Proof Case Title: V.S.R. Mohan Rao v. K.S.R. Murthy & Others Neutral Citation: 2025 INSC 708 Bench: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice K. Vinod Chandran Date of Judgment: May 15, 2025 Facts of the Case: The appellant, V.S.R. Mohan Rao , claimed ownership over 252 square yards of land in Saroornagar Village, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana, based on a registered sale deed dated 27 March 1997 . He built and resided in a double-storied house on this land. The respondents, successors of the original landowner, argued that this portion formed part of their 555 square yards of land in Survey No. 9 , which they purchased back in 1965 . They alleged that Mohan Rao had encroached on their land and was a land grabber under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 . The Special Court ruled in favour of the respondents. The...