1993 (11) TMI 237

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....ders passed by the appellants Nos. 2 to 4 and issuing directions to grant ryotwari patta to the respondents approximately 340 acres of land. The respondents claimed rights under Andhra Pradesh Muttas (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Regulation, 1969. Section 5 of the Regulation entitled the ryot in a Mutta for grant of ryotwari patta, in respect of agricultural land, held by him if he was ....

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....r eight years preceding the date of notification that is 26th October 1970. For recording this finding the learned single Judge relied apart from other circumstances on certain documents filed for the first time in writ petition. In Letters Patent Appeal the Division Bench dismissed the appeal as the question whether respondent was in possession or not was a finding of fact and the same having bee....

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....l for parties. Two questions arise, one, if the additional documents could have been admitted in writ jurisdiction and second if reliance could be placed on them as they were only photostat copies and the High Court admitted the documents without recording any finding that the respondents made out a case for acceptance of secondary evidence. The admission of additional documents by the High Court ....