Supreme Court of India

State of Andhra Pradesh v. Mohd. Ashrafuddin

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Reported as [1982] 3 S.C.R. 482
Bench A.D. Koshal J.
Decided 5 March 1982

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the land in two different capacities. The respondent in the instant case is holding the land as owner although he was not in possession. [486 -EJ It is well settled that a person in possession, pursuant to a contract for sale. docs not get title to the 1and unless there is a valid document of title in his favour. In the instant case the transferee came into possession in pursuance of an agreement for sale but no valid deed of title was executed in his favour. There• fore, the ownership remained with the transferor. But even in the absence of a valid deed of title the possession pursuant to an

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