https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171810 Permissive occupation of property by a watchman, caretaker or servant does not become adverse possession merely because the occupant remains in long possession; the claimant must show hostile, open and exclusive possession against the owner. House tax receipts and ration card entries were insufficient because they did not establish a true adverse title. The Court also stressed that equitable injunction will not protect a claimant who suppresses material facts or lacks clean hands. On these facts, the adverse possession claim failed, injunction was untenable, and the decree in favour of the lawful owner was restored. en-us Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:23:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171810 Permissive occupation of property by a watchman, caretaker or servant does not become adverse possession merely because the occupant remains in long possession; the claimant must show hostile, open and exclusive possession against the owner. House tax receipts and ration card entries were insufficient because they did not establish a true adverse title. The Court also stressed that equitable injunction will not protect a claimant who suppresses material facts or lacks clean hands. On these facts, the adverse possession claim failed, injunction was untenable, and the decree in favour of the lawful owner was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171810