https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457455 In a suit for declaration of title and possession, the plaintiff must prove title independently and cannot rely on defects in the defendant's case. Revenue entries, settlement registers, jamabandis, record-of-rights documents and the general land register may have evidentiary value, but they do not by themselves confer title. As the registered partition deed did not mention the disputed land and no satisfactory explanation was offered, the materials produced did not establish title to the suit property. The claim for declaration and possession therefore failed. en-us Tue, 07 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:17:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457455 In a suit for declaration of title and possession, the plaintiff must prove title independently and cannot rely on defects in the defendant's case. Revenue entries, settlement registers, jamabandis, record-of-rights documents and the general land register may have evidentiary value, but they do not by themselves confer title. As the registered partition deed did not mention the disputed land and no satisfactory explanation was offered, the materials produced did not establish title to the suit property. The claim for declaration and possession therefore failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 07 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457455