In Brief
In this civil appeal concerning agricultural land under the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950, the Supreme Court reversed the High Court's decision that had cancelled a statutory certificate permitting the appellant to resume land for personal cultivation. The High Court had found the certificate null and void due to alleged procedural defects. The Supreme Court held that once a competent tribunal grants such a certificate after hearing both parties, it attains finality and cannot be collaterally challenged by different parties on procedural grounds unless fraud or misrepresentation is shown. The Court set aside the High Court's orders and allowed the appeal, emphasizing that parties should not be subjected to repeated litigation over the same matter."
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