In Brief
This appeal concerns a dispute over agricultural land in Andhra Pradesh governed by the State Ceiling Laws. The plaintiff-appellant claimed permanent injunction to restrain defendants from interfering with his possession, despite having sold the land to them in 1975. The Supreme Court held that a single judge cannot grant a certificate under Article 134-A to appeal to the Supreme Court—such power is restricted to Division Benches. On merits, the Court dismissed the suit, holding that agricultural land subject to Ceiling Laws cannot be the subject of a suit for injunction between private parties without impleading the State as a party defendant, as any order would interfere with the State's statutory rights.
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