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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
Sachin Shankar Magadum
Gurjit Kaur, W/O Late Harminder Singh – Appellant
Versus
Jatinder Singh, S/O Sarwan Singh Matharu – Respondent
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| 1. plaintiff's claim based on permissive possession and ownership. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. court's examination of the trial process and evidence. (Para 8 , 11) |
| 3. debates over the truthfulness and credibility of the claims made. (Para 9 , 10 , 12 , 22) |
| 4. defendant's plea of adverse possession and its acknowledgment of plaintiff's title. (Para 13 , 14 , 16 , 18) |
| 5. defendant's introduction of new evidence lacks foundational pleadings. (Para 20 , 21 , 24 , 25) |
| 6. final order dismissing the appeal. (Para 27 , 28) |
JUDGMENT :
Sachin Shankar Magadum, J.
The captioned appeal is by the defendant challenging the eviction decree wherein the defendant is directed to vacate and handover vacant possession of the suit schedule property within three months from the date of the order.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their rank before the trial Court.
3. The facts leading to the case are as under:
The plaintiff has instituted the present suit for ejectment and recovery of possession in respect of a residential property constructed on Site No.12, situated in Survey No.96 of Amruthahalli Village, Yelahanka Hobli. The plaintiff, who is presently residing in the Uni
A plea of adverse possession requires the claimant to acknowledge the ownership of the true owner while asserting a claim of possession, which was not established in this case, leading to the dismiss....
Ownership claims require clear evidence, and adverse possession is incompatible with claims of title, as established in this case.
The plaintiffs must establish their title to claim possession, and lack of evidence to support damages claim leads to dismissal.
Establishing adverse possession requires clear, unambiguous evidence of hostile intent and disclosure of all necessary details; mere long possession without asserting hostile rights does not suffice.
The essential ingredients for adverse possession must be pleaded clearly, and long possession alone is not sufficient to establish adverse possession.
Adverse Possession – Facts constituting ingredients of adverse possession must be pleaded and proved by plaintiff – Plaintiff must plead and prove that he was claiming possession adverse to true owne....
Unregistered relinquishment deeds cannot establish ownership, and adverse possession claims require clear proof of exclusive possession and continuity which the plaintiff failed to provide.
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