Supreme Court of India

Darshan Singh and Ors. v. Gujjar Singh (dead) by Lrs. and Ors.

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Reported as [2002] 1 S.C.R. 91
Bench V.N. Khare and S.N. Phukan JJ.
Decided 8 January 2002

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What the Court ordered

We hold that as names of present appellants G were mutated in the revenue record after rejecting the claims of plaintiff and other collaterals, there was a clear ouster of other co-sharers of Jagjit Singh.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Succession-Right of inheritence-Land of two brOrs. in possession of descendants of one brother-Suit by collateral claiming succession to the land-Other brother not heard for 7 years-Date of his death not proved- Descendants got their names mutated after denying the title of collaterals- Suit rejected by Trial Court on the ground of adverse possession-First Appellate Court and High Court granted decree to the extent of estate of the other brother presuming his death on the date of filing of the suit-On appeal-Held, collaterals not entitled to succeed since the descendants had perfected their

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