https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198694 A transferee of granted land cannot perfect title by adverse possession unless it specifically pleads and proves disclaimer of derivative title, hostile assertion to the knowledge of the true owner, and open, continuous, uninterrupted possession with the requisite animus. Mere long possession after purchase is insufficient. The protective scheme of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 and the statutory presumption under Section 5(3) operated against the transferees, and they failed to rebut it. Because the alienation was contrary to the conditions of grant and no valid title could be perfected against the State, the adverse possession claim was rejected. en-us Wed, 09 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 Feb 2018 15:07:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198694 A transferee of granted land cannot perfect title by adverse possession unless it specifically pleads and proves disclaimer of derivative title, hostile assertion to the knowledge of the true owner, and open, continuous, uninterrupted possession with the requisite animus. Mere long possession after purchase is insufficient. The protective scheme of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 and the statutory presumption under Section 5(3) operated against the transferees, and they failed to rebut it. Because the alienation was contrary to the conditions of grant and no valid title could be perfected against the State, the adverse possession claim was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 09 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198694