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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
D.DASH
Kailash Chandra Mohapatra – Appellant
Versus
Lingaraj Mohaprabhu – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of the lease and purchase. (Para 1 , 3) |
| 2. arguments regarding adverse possession. (Para 4 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. court's analysis of previous judgments. (Para 5 , 9) |
| 4. principle that invalid lease affects possession. (Para 10) |
| 5. conclusion; appeal dismissed. (Para 11 , 12) |
JUDGMENT :
D. Dash, J.
The Appellant, in this Appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (for short, ‘the Code’), has assailed the judgment and decree 02.04.2002 and 08.04.2002 respectively passed by the learned Additional District Judge, FTC No.2, Bhubaneswar in T.A. No.79 of 1997 (6/01).
By the same, the Appeal filed by the Appellant (Plaintiff) under section 96 of the Code in challenging the judgment and decree dated 23.10.1997 and 06.11.1997 respectively passed by the learned Civil Judge, Junior Division, Bhubaneswar in T.S. No.181 of 1993, has been dismissed.
2. For the sake of convenience, in order to avoid confusion and bring in clarity, the parties hereinafter have been referred to, as they have been arraigned in the Trial Court.
3. The Plaintiff’s case is that the Defendant has leased out the suit land in favour of one Upendranath Das on 02.07.1947. Said Upendranath remai
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The main legal point established is that to succeed in a suit for possession brought on title, the Plaintiff must establish permissive possession of the Defendant, failing which the suit may be dismi....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the strict requirements for establishing adverse possession, including the need for open, peaceful, continuous, and uninterrupted possession, along....
Possession must be actual, exclusive, and hostile to constitute adverse possession; mere long possession is insufficient.
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