In Brief
This case involved a dispute concerning the mortgage and possession of agricultural land governed by the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950. The High Court had held that under Section 5 of the Act, a mortgagee in possession cannot be termed a "deemed tenant." The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal by approving a compromise agreement between the parties. The suit land was divided and allotted according to the agreed terms and maps. The Court directed that the compromise decree be registered and mutations effected by revenue authorities, thereby settling the agricultural land dispute through the parties' mutual settlement.
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