https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279903 The Court reaffirmed that adverse possession requires specific pleading and proof of open, continuous and hostile possession from a clearly identifiable starting point. Mere long possession is insufficient, and revenue entries in the defendants' name did not cure the State's failure to establish the essential ingredients. It further noted that government instrumentalities, including the police, should not invoke adverse possession to claim citizens' property because the doctrine operates harshly against true owners. On these facts, the claim of title by adverse possession was rejected and the special leave petition was dismissed. en-us Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279903 The Court reaffirmed that adverse possession requires specific pleading and proof of open, continuous and hostile possession from a clearly identifiable starting point. Mere long possession is insufficient, and revenue entries in the defendants' name did not cure the State's failure to establish the essential ingredients. It further noted that government instrumentalities, including the police, should not invoke adverse possession to claim citizens' property because the doctrine operates harshly against true owners. On these facts, the claim of title by adverse possession was rejected and the special leave petition was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279903