Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 256 · Decided 10 March 2016
Bangalore Development Authority v. N. Jayamma
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 256 · [2016] 4 S.C.R. 583
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2238/2016
- Decided
- 10 March 2016
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, R.K. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act Section 4
Headnote
Adverse Possession ~Suit for declaration of title perfected by adverse possession - Filed by purchaser of the land which was already acquired under Land Acquisition Act - However, actual possession whereof remained with the original owner - Suit decreed C - Decree affirmed by High Court - On officials of the appellant-Authority (acquisition beneficiary) came to the suit property and demolished the structure - Thus the possession was not unhindered, peaceful and continuous - Plaintiff failed to prove title by adverse possession - Suit liable to be dismissed. D Allowing the appeal,
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