https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281861 Title to immovable property must rest on a valid root of title; mere later deeds, conduct, or admissions cannot confer ownership. Estoppel under Section 41 of the Transfer of Property Act applies only where ostensible ownership is proved on reliable evidence, and it cannot defeat a claim without that foundation. Revenue records and land index entries may support a better right where the opposing document is unproved or only a disputed photocopy. Earlier partial partition proceedings do not, by themselves, bar a later suit for declaration and partition, and limitation, adverse possession, Order II Rule 2, or a requirement to seek cancellation must each rest on pleaded and proved facts. en-us Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 06:37:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281861 Title to immovable property must rest on a valid root of title; mere later deeds, conduct, or admissions cannot confer ownership. Estoppel under Section 41 of the Transfer of Property Act applies only where ostensible ownership is proved on reliable evidence, and it cannot defeat a claim without that foundation. Revenue records and land index entries may support a better right where the opposing document is unproved or only a disputed photocopy. Earlier partial partition proceedings do not, by themselves, bar a later suit for declaration and partition, and limitation, adverse possession, Order II Rule 2, or a requirement to seek cancellation must each rest on pleaded and proved facts. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281861