Partly allowed

Ponna Shankar Reddy v. M/s. Ratna Solutions

Telangana HC12 Dec 2014CRP/3989/2014

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

In a civil revision petition concerning a possession suit, this court set aside an order appointing a commissioner with an overly broad scope for boundary demarcation. The court held that the lower court failed to appreciate the narrow, undisputed facts regarding encroachment, making the expansive investigation an impermissible fishing expedition that violated the principles of judicial restraint.

What did the court decide?

The order appointing the additional commissioner dated 02.09.2014, which ordered a comprehensive boundary demarcation report, is set aside.

Ponna Shankar Reddy Vs M/s. Ratna Solutions — Property and Title | Telangana HC (2014)

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[1] 2008(1) ALD 466

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[2] 2012(4) ALD 98 [3] 2006(2) ALD 363

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[4] 2008(8) SCC page 671

Ponna Shankar Reddy v. M/s. Ratna Solutions

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