Supreme Court of India

Annakili v. A. Vedana Yagam and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 11 S.C.R. 517
Bench S.B. Sinha and H.S. Bedi JJ.
Decided 12 October 2007

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T Adverse possession-Mere possession of land is not enough- Possessor must have animus possidendi and hold the land adverse to the title of the true owner-For said purpose, not only animus c possidendi must be shown to exist, but the same must be shown to exist at the commencement of possession-He must continue in said capacity for the period prescribed under the Limitation Act-Mere long possession for a period of more than 12 years without anything more does not ripen into a title-Limitation Act, 1963-Article 65. Respondents purchased certain property from the Corporation of Madras. The

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