MAHILA RAMKALI DEVI AND OTHERSversusNANDRAM (D) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS
2015 INSC 41214 May 2015Case Partly allowed
The plaintiff filed a suit in 1964 seeking declaration of title and possession of agricultural land based on a will executed by Ajuddhibai. The trial court upheld the will, rejected alleged sale deeds and granted possession to the plaintiff. The defendants appealed, and the High Court reversed the decision, also reject…
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, GWALIORversusPURAN SINGH ALIAS PURAN CHAND & ORS.
2014 INSC 4532 July 2014Case Allowed
The respondents filed a suit seeking a declaration of title and a permanent injunction against the Gwalior Municipal Corporation, claiming ancestral ownership of a one‑bigha parcel of land. The trial court dismissed the suit, holding that the land belonged to the municipality and that the suit was not maintainable with…
BRIJESH KUMAR AND ANOTHERversusSHARDABAI (DEAD) BY LRS. AND OTHERS
2019 INSC 11041 October 2019Appeal(s) allowed
The plaintiff, Matadin, filed a suit in 1990 claiming adverse possession of land based on Khasra entries from 1960‑61, asserting continuous possession for over 30 years. The original owners had sold the land to Urmila Devi on 11‑Oct‑1972, and her name appears in the Khasra in blue ink for subsequent years, while the pl…