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Supreme Court judgments on Adverse possession

32 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. A judgment is listed here when its headnote names this subject: the Supreme Court Reports' own headnote (naming the subject), or an AI-written headnote that was reviewed and approved. A mention in the full text alone does not count, and criminal cases are not listed under this subject.

Gobind Singh and Ors. vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 9 March 2026
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 277 : 2026 INSC 211
Whether the High Court’s omission to expressly adjudicate the application filed u/Or.XLI, r.27 of CPC while deciding the first appeal has resulted in any manifest injustice or miscarriage of justice so as to warrant inte…
Kishundeo Rout & Ors. vs Govind Rao & Ors.
SC · 8 August 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 113 : 2025 INSC 956
Whether the High Court rightly set aside the order passed by the First Appellate Court by which it had accepted the plea of adverse possession raised by the plaintiffs for the first time in appeal and decreed the suit.
Yerikala Sunkalamma & Anr. vs State of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Revenue & Ors.
SC · 24 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1011 : 2025 INSC 383
Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the judgment of the trial court whereby the appellants were held to be the lawful owners of the ‘Patta Land’.
Mallavva and Anr. vs Kalsammanavara Kalamma (Since Dead) by Legal Heirs & Ors.
SC · 20 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1884 : 2024 INSC 1021
Whether the original suit filed by the plaintiffs even after the amendment of the plaint at the stage of first appeal seeking possession of the suit property could be said to be time barred. In other words, whether the s…
The State of Haryana & Anr. vs Amin Lal (Since Deceased) Through His Lrs & Ors.
SC · 19 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1257 : 2024 INSC 875
Respondents/Plaintiffs had filed a suit for possession of the suit property against the Appellants/Defendants, i.e. State of Haryana and Public Works Department. The Trial Court decreed the suit in favour of the Responde…
Neelam Gupta & Ors. vs Rajendra Kumar Gupta & Anr.
SC · 14 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 708 : 2024 INSC 769
Issue arose as to whether the impugned judgment is to be sustained in view of the indisputable or undisputed facts; whether the suit schedule property is the Joint Hindu Family property; whether the finding of the High C…
The State of Punjab and Ors. vs Bhagwantpal Singh Alias Bhagwant Singh
SC · 10 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 2434 : 2024 INSC 518
Whether the suit for possession filed by the respondents was barred by limitation; whether the burden of proof of ownership would lie on the person challenging the ownership of the person in possession; whether the conti…
The State of Madhya Pradesh vs Satish Jain (Dead) by Lrs & Ors.
SC · 18 April 2024
[2024] 4 S.C.R. 598 : 2024 INSC 315
Issue arose that when there is an agreement based on ex-parte decree, and the ex-parte decree having been set aside, parties if could rely upon the agreement.
Vasantha (Dead) Thr. Lr. vs Rajalakshmi @ Rajam (Dead) Thr.Lrs.
SC · 13 February 2024
[2024] 2 S.C.R. 326 : 2024 INSC 109
The action that set in motion the instant dispute was in the year 1947, when a mother ‘T’ transferred property by executing First Settlement Deed in one form to her two sons and in another, to her daughter. Some forty-od…
Case Details Mary Pushpam vs Telvi Curusumary & Ors.
SC · 3 January 2024
[2024] 1 S.C.R. 11 : 2024 INSC 8
As regards the principles of judicial discipline, if the lower or subordinate Courts could contradict the decisions of higher courts.
Case Details Brij Narayan Shukla (D) Thr. Lrs. vs Sudesh Kumar Alias Suresh Kumar (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 3 January 2024
[2024] 1 S.C.R. 60 : 2024 INSC 9
Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the suit filed by the appellant for the relief of injunction with alternative relief for possession on the ground of limitation as the respondent perfected their rights…
Case Details Sri. K.M. Krishna Reddy vs Sri. Vinod Reddy & Anr.
SC · 6 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 210 : 2023 INSC 877
When in a suit simpliciter for a perpetual injunction based on title, the defendant pleads perfection of his title by adverse possession against the plaintiff or his predecessor, is it necessary for the plaintiff to clai…
Government of Kerala & Anr. vs Joseph and Others
SC · 9 August 2023
[2023] 11 S.C.R. 264 : 2023 INSC 693
Whether the impugned judgment, arising out of Second Appeal meets the established criteria for Second Appeal; and whether the respondents are entitled to the relief of adverse possession or is the claim so made, barred b…
State of Orissa & Anr. vs Laxmi Narayan Das (Dead) Thr. Lrs & Ors.
SC · 12 July 2023
[2023] 10 S.C.R. 1049 : 2023 INSC 619
Orissa Survey and Settlement Act, 1958 : ss. 12, 15(b) – Final publication of record of rights – Revision of record of rights – Respondent claimed to have right over certain land – Record of rights finalised in the year…
Sabir Ali Khan vs Syed Mohd. Ahmad Ali Khan and Others
SC · 13 April 2023
[2023] 6 S.C.R. 930 : 2023 INSC 368
Waqf Act, 1995: Wakf properties, of parties who are Shia Muslims – Beneficiaries and their rights – Beneficiaries perfecting title by adverse possession – Permissibility of – Held: A beneficiary of a waqf, being neither…
Murti Shri Durga Bhawani (Hetuwali) Trust & Anr. vs Sh. Diwan Chand (Dead) through Lrs & Ors.
SC · 11 April 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 366 : 2023 INSC 348
Adverse possession – Ownership/title to property – Appellant, owner of land forming part of khasra No. 4833 – Suit for possession alleging that respondents had encroached the said land – Respondent’s case that they are i…
Baini Prasad (D) Thr. Lrs. vs Durga Devi
SC · 2 February 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 282 : 2023 INSC 95
BAINI PRASAD (D) THR. LRS. v. DURGA DEVI (Civil Appeal Nos. 6182-6183 of 2009) FEBRUARY 02, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI AND C. T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ.] Transfer of Property Act, 1882 : s. 51 – Protection under – Suit by the respondent f…
Kesar Bai vs Genda Lal & Anr.
SC · 14 October 2022
[2022] 13 S.C.R. 564 : 2022 INSC 1092
Suit – Suit for declaration of ownership and permanent injunction – On the basis of registered sale deed and also on basis of adverse possession – Trial Court dismissed the suit – The First Appellate held that the plaint…
Gopi @ Goverdhannath (D) by Lrs. & Ors. vs Sri Ballabh Vyas
SC · 22 September 2022
[2022] 19 S.C.R. 427 : 2022 INSC 1000
Andhra Pradesh Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1960: s. 10(2)(i), 10(2)(vi) and 10(3)(a) – Eviction of tenant – Original owner of the property leased out the property to the predecessor in interest of t…
B. R. Patil vs Tulsa Y. Sawkar & Ors.
SC · 9 February 2022
[2022] 13 S.C.R. 569 : 2022 INSC 165
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 -Order II r.2,3 - Joinder of causes of action – Order II r. 3 does not compel a plaintiff to join two or more causes of action in a single suit - The failure to join together all claims aris…
Nazir Mohamed vs J. Kamala and Ors.
SC · 27 August 2020
[2020] 7 S.C.R. 763 : 2020 INSC 511
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: s.100 – Second appeal – Nature and scope of – Held: A right to appeal is conferred by a statute – If the statute confers a limited right of appeal, the Court cannot expand the scope of the…
Narasamma & Ors. vs A. Krishnappa (Dead) through Lrs.
SC · 26 August 2020
[2020] 7 S.C.R. 528 : 2020 INSC 509
Suit – Possession – Predecessor-in-interest of the respondents (original plaintiff) filed a suit against the predecessor-in-interest of the appellants (original defendant) in respect of a schedule property – Original pla…
Nand Ram (D) through Lrs. & Ors. vs Jagdish Prasad (D) through Lrs.
SC · 19 March 2020
[2020] 4 S.C.R. 1009 : 2020 INSC 315
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Land given on lease for 20 years to the defendant with a clause that plaintiff-lessor could seek ejectment of the defendant-lessee from the leased premises, only in case the rent for one year…
Shri Uttam Chand (D) through Lrs. vs Nathu Ram (D) through Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 15 January 2020
[2020] 5 S.C.R. 1 : 2020 INSC 42
Adverse Possession: Suit for possession – Asserting their title by purchase of property through Managing Officer – Alleging defendants being in unauthorised possession – Trial Court admitted the title but dismissed the s…
Vidya Devi vs The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 8 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 749 : 2020 INSC 23
Constitution of India – Arts. 31, 136, 142 and 300A – Respondent-State took over the land of the appellant in 1967–68 for the construction of Nadaun-Sujanpur Road, without taking recourse to acquisition proceedings or fo…
Trijugi Narain (Dead) through Legal Representatives and Others vs Sankoo (Dead) through Legal Representatives and Others
SC · 10 December 2019
[2019] 16 S.C.R. 1049 : 2019 INSC 1344
Hindu Law – Property – Merger agreement signed by sovereign Ruler with the Dominion of India – Consequences with regard to the nature of the property – Impartible estate or coparcenary property – The then Maharaja of the…
Brijesh Kumar and Another vs Shardabai (Dead) by Lrs. and Others
SC · 1 October 2019
[2019] 14 S.C.R. 964 : 2019 INSC 1104
Adverse Possession: Suit for adverse possession filed by plaintiff-respondent in 1990 on the ground of possession of lands for 30 years prior to filing of the suit relying on the Khasra entries for 1960-1961 as the found…
Prabhakar Gones Prabhu Navelkar (Dead) through Lrs & Ors. vs Saradchandra Suria Prabhu Navelkar (Dead) through Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 21 August 2019
[2019] 14 S.C.R. 859 : 2019 INSC 933
Hindu Law: Property rights – Dispute related to the two properties ‘M’ and ‘B’ situated in the village of Bainguinim in Goa – Suriaji and Gones were brothers – The properties in dispute originally belonged to their grand…
Ravinder Kaur Grewal & Ors. vs Manjit Kaur & Ors.
SC · 7 August 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 74 : 2019 INSC 930
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 11 S.C.R. SUPREME COURT RAVINDER KAUR GREWAL & ORS. v. MANJIT KAUR & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 7764 of 2014) AUGUST 07, 2019 [ARUN MISHRA, S. ABDUL NAZEER AND M. R. SHAH, JJ.] Limitation Act, 1963 – Art.65…
Shamsher Singh & Anr. vs Lt. Col. Nahar Singh (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 29 July 2019
[2019] 9 S.C.R. 1155 : 2019 INSC 820
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Or. XXI, r. 101 – Scope of – Pursuant to a court decree possession of the property in question given to the decree-holders, after dispossessing the respondent – Respondent filed application…

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