Suit for possession -- Father of plaintiff donated the suit property to State and State constructed a Hospital over the land in 1958-59 - Suit for possession without seeking declaration is not maintainable - Moreover, suit filed after almost 43 years is clearly barred by limitation - Merely because name of plaintiff continued in revenue record, it would not confer any..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34 -- Suit for declaration of title - Plaintiff is claiming title and possession over suit land alleging that proprietor of village, had settled the suit land in his favour - It stands proved by Amin report and Hukumnama as well as the Rent receipt - Order of Additional Collector directing realization of rent from plaintiff also confirms..........
Adverse possession -- Suit for declaration of title on the basis of adverse possession - Isolated land tax receipt - Not sufficient to prove adverse possession...........
Adverse possession -- Suit for declaration of title on the basis of adverse possession - Plaintiff sought prescriptive title on the basis of UDR patta issued in his name - However, said patta have no seal of official who signed the document - Even, date of document also not mentioned - Patta was issued in favour of plaintiff without notice to defendants, who were original..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34 -- Suit for declaration of title on the basis of adverse possession - Plaintiff has failed to prove his adverse title by leading cogent evidence - Therefore, additional document produced by defendants are not necessary to dispose of the appeal and there is no need to afford an opportunity to plaintiff to cross-examine defendants with..........
Registration Act, 1908, Section 49 -- Proviso - Un-registered sale deed - Suit for permanent injunction - Suit is only filed for permanent injunction and not for declaration of title over property - Un-registered sale deed thus, can be received as evidence for collateral purpose to prove the possession of property subject to proof and relevancy...........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34, 38 -- Suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction - Title of plaintiff over suit property not proved - However, oral and documentary evidence discloses settled possession of plaintiffs from 1968 onwards - Relief of permanent injunction rightly granted even though declaratory relief is not granted...........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34, 38 -- Suit for declaration of title and permanent prohibitory injunction - Evidence on record proves that plaintiffs are in possession of suit property - However, plaintiffs failed to prove their title in suit property - Plaintiffs entitled to relief of permanent injunction but not entitled to relief of declaration of title...........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34, 38 -- Suit for declaration of title and for permanent injunction - Plaintiff did not choose to examine his vendors to establish his title and possession over suit property covered by sale deeds executed by vendors in favour of plaintiff - Vendors of plaintiff are best witnesses to depose their title and possession - Plaintiff thus,..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34 -- Suit for declaration of ownership in possession - Civil Court cannot grant declaration on the basis of revenue records - It is duty of plaintiff to produce document of title...........
