Supreme Court Upholds Adverse Possession Claim: Krishnamurthy Setlur vs. O.V. Narasimha Setty (2019) Date of the Judgment: 26 September 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 949 Judges: Deepak Gupta, J., Aniruddha Bose, J. Can a person who is not the original owner of a property claim ownership through adverse possession? The Supreme Court of India addressed this […]
Supreme Court overturns High Court on Adverse Possession: Mallikarjunaiah vs. Nanjaiah (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in holding that the defendants had acquired ownership of the suit land through adverse possession. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Mallikarjunaiah vs. Nanjaiah & Ors. Judgment Date: 26 April 2019 Introduction
Supreme Court Upholds Partition Rights: Govindammal vs. Vaidiyanathan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court auction sale of a property can transfer a title greater than what the judgment debtor possessed and whether the principle of res judicata applies to co-defendants. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Govindammal (Dead) By Lrs. and Ors. vs. Vaidiyanathan
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Supreme Court Rules on Adverse Possession in Mortgage Dispute Date of the Judgment: September 18, 2018 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 4985 of 2010 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can a person in possession of a property, initially as a mortgagee, claim ownership through adverse possession if their status changes to
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LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an oral partition of ancestral property, acted upon for decades, can be the basis for a declaration of ownership and injunction against other family members. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Nanjegowda @ Gowda (D) by LRs. & Anr. vs. Ramegowda Judgment Date: 04 December 2017 Date of the Judgment: 04
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the defendant had successfully established a claim of adverse possession over a portion of the suit property. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Law Case Name: Narendra & Ors. vs. Ajabrao s/o Narayan Katare (D) Through LRs. Judgment Date: 26 October 2017 Date of the Judgment: 26 October 2017 Citation: [Not Available in Source]
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claim of adverse possession can be used to claim ownership of Wakf property and whether a civil suit is barred by Order 9 Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 if a previous suit on the same matter was dismissed for default. CASE TYPE: Property Law, Wakf Law Case
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a private individual can claim ownership of a heritage temple and surrounding land based on adverse possession without proper pleadings and evidence. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: State of Uttarakhand & Anr. vs. Mandir Sri Laxman Sidh Maharaj Judgment Date: September 12, 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Date of the Judgment: 28/09/2004 Citation: Where available, provide the case citation in the Indian Supreme Court (INSC) format. Judges: Ashok Bhan and S.H. Kapadia Can continuous possession of a property for over 12 years grant ownership, even without legal title? The Supreme Court addressed this critical question in the case of Tej Narain vs.
