https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188278 Government title to the suit properties was upheld because contemporaneous records, including ancient protected monument registers and CTS entries, showed the properties in the Government's name and supported acquisition and continued possession; historical assertions of Wakf ownership could not override admissible documentary evidence, so the Wakf notification was void and inoperative. The alternative plea of adverse possession failed because there was no clear pleading or proof of hostile, open, continuous and exclusive possession with animus to possess for the statutory period, including the commencement and continuance of such possession. The Government's title and possession were therefore affirmed and the Wakf claim rejected. en-us Fri, 16 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:51:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188278 Government title to the suit properties was upheld because contemporaneous records, including ancient protected monument registers and CTS entries, showed the properties in the Government's name and supported acquisition and continued possession; historical assertions of Wakf ownership could not override admissible documentary evidence, so the Wakf notification was void and inoperative. The alternative plea of adverse possession failed because there was no clear pleading or proof of hostile, open, continuous and exclusive possession with animus to possess for the statutory period, including the commencement and continuance of such possession. The Government's title and possession were therefore affirmed and the Wakf claim rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 16 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188278