Telangana Land Claim Rejected, Revenue Records Alone Cannot Prove Ownership of Forest Land: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India dismissed a long-pending civil appeal relating to ownership claims over nearly 600 acres of land situated in Survey No. 81 of Kalvalanagaram village, presently located in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana. The dispute arose after several claimants asserted ownership rights over the land on the basis of alleged pattas granted during the Nizam era in the early 1930s. Government Reserve Forest Proceedings Began in 1950…