Supreme Court of India

Mohammade Yusuf & Ors. v. Rajkumar & Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 3 S.C.R. 649
Bench Ashok Bhushan and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 5 February 2020

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We hold that a person in possession cannot be ousted by another person except by due procedure of law and once 12 years’ period of adverse possession is over, even owner’s right to eject him is lost and the possessory owner acquires right, title and interest possessed by the outgoing person/owner as the case ma y be against whom he has prescribed.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Registration Act, 1908 – s. 17 – Compromise decree – If requires registration – Suit filed in 1984, by appellant’s fat her inter alia for declaration in respect of a 7 biswa area of survey no . 203 which was attached in east with their land bearing surve y No. 223 – They were in possession of suit land, which was recor ded in the names of defendant – Compromise decree dtd. 04.10.85 was passed declaring their right on 7 biswa area and it was de clared that remaining land belonged to defendant – Suit filed i n 1998 by respondent nos.1 & 2 against the appellants for perpetual injunc tion in

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