Supreme Court of India

Shri Uttam Chand (d) through Lrs. v. Nathu Ram (d) through Lrs. & Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 5 S.C.R. 1
Bench L. Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta JJ.
Decided 15 January 2020

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Adverse Possession: Suit for possession – Asserting their title by purc hase of property through Managing Officer – Alleging defend ants being in unauthorised possession – Trial Court admitted t he title but dismissed the suit on the ground of limitation and reco gnising the right of defendants by adverse possession – Appella te Court decreed the suit – In second appeal, High Court on the ground of adverse possession by defendants dismissed the suit – Appeal to Supreme Court – Held: Plea of adverse possession is always founded on acceptance of ownership of property in a nother person – In the

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