Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 61 · Decided 5 February 2003
M.T.W. Tenzing Namgyal and ORS. v. Motilal Lakhotia and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 61 · [2003] 1 S.C.R. 877
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9265/1995
- Decided
- 5 February 2003
- Bench
- V.N. KHARE, S.B. SINHA, AR. LAKSHMANAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act; Constitution
Headnote
B land laws: Plaintiffe claiming title over suit land through their predecessor-in­ interest-Case based on title and not possession-Allegation that property C acquired by Sikkim Government and consequently by Government of India-­ Trial Court allowing the suit-High Court setting aside the belonged to them and records of right are not basis of determination of title as they are mainly based on possession, order of High Court justified-Constitution of India, D Article 371 F. Plaintifrs predecessor-in-interest owned certain plots of land forming part of his private estate which
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