Supreme Court of India

Des Raj and Ors. v. Bhagat Ram (dead) by Lrs. and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 2 S.C.R. 892
Bench S.B. Sinha and Markandey Ka Tju JJ.
Decided 20 February 2007

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Limitation Act, 1963-Artic/es 64 and 65-Adverse possession- Determination-Parties being co-sharers-Long and continuous possession of plaintiff-Plea of adverse possession-Sustainability of-Held: Plaintiff is to prove acquisition of title by adverse possession-Mere assertion of title by itself not sufficient unless plaintiff proves animus possidendi-Plaintiff established that he acquired title by ousting defendants by declaring hostile title in himself which was to the knowledge of his co-sharers from 1968 onwards-Thus, plaintiff perfected his title by adverse possession and ouster and is not

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