HC rejects ancestral land claim saying mutation and bank loans cannot prove ownership

Possession and mutation still fail—what judges demanded instead

The Andhra Pradesh High Court rejected an ancestral land claim even though the claimant showed possession, mutation in revenue records, and bank loan documents. The court held that mutation and loan records do not establish legal title. It said claimants must prove lawful ownership through registered deeds or other legally recognized documents, not merely lineage or long possession.