Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Supreme Court Leaves Peddireddy’s Bugga Mutt Land Dispute Open
Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy and Sri Bugga Mutt disagree about who has rights to some land in Tirupati.
The Endowments Department says he occupied the Mutt’s land without permission.
Peddireddy denies this and says registered sale deeds support his claim to part of the land.
Authorities ordered him to remove the alleged encroachment after reconsidering the matter.
He challenged that order in court.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court said he should take the dispute to the Endowments Tribunal.
The Supreme Court declined to change that direction.
It did not decide who owns the land, so the dispute is still unresolved.
The Supreme Court declined to interfere with the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s direction that Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy pursue his case before the Endowments Tribunal.
The dispute concerns 3.88 acres of Sri Bugga Mutt land in MR Palli, Tirupati.
The Endowments Department says Peddireddy occupied Mutt land and built on it; he denies encroachment and claims rights over 1.465 acres based on registered sale deeds.
After an earlier removal order was set aside because he had not received a proper hearing, authorities reconsidered the matter and issued another removal order on January 30, 2026.
The Supreme Court did not decide who owns the land; the ownership dispute remains for the Endowments Tribunal.
- Who
- Former Minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy and Sri Bugga Mutt, through the Endowments Department.
- What
- The Supreme Court declined to interfere with a direction that Peddireddy pursue the land dispute before the Endowments Tribunal.
- When
- The Supreme Court declined to interfere on Monday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- The disputed land is in MR Palli, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The High Court directed Peddireddy to use the statutory tribunal process; the Supreme Court did not adjudicate the competing ownership claims.
Endowments Department’s position
Peddireddy’s position
Claim to the disputed land
Endowments Department’s position
The Endowments Department alleges Peddireddy occupied Sri Bugga Mutt land and raised constructions on it.
Peddireddy’s position
Peddireddy denies the allegation and claims rights over 1.465 acres based on registered sale deeds.
How the dispute should proceed
Endowments Department’s position
The authorities issued a fresh order directing removal of the alleged encroachment after fresh proceedings.
Peddireddy’s position
Peddireddy challenged the order, while the courts directed him to pursue the statutory remedy before the Endowments Tribunal.
- Land in dispute
- 3.88 acres of Sri Bugga Mutt land
- Location
- MR Palli, Tirupati
- Peddireddy’s stated claim
- Rights over 1.465 acres based on registered sale deeds
- Latest Endowments order
- Issued January 30, 2026; ordered removal of the alleged encroachment within 10 days
- High Court direction
- Peddireddy was directed to approach the Endowments Tribunal
- Supreme Court outcome
- Declined to interfere; did not decide ownership