In a suit for recovery of possession by a person dispossessed of possession of immovable property under…

A suit under section 6 of the Specific Relief Act lies only where the person was dispossessed without his consent and otherwise than in due course of law, must be filed within six months and cannot be brought against the Government; the statement "suit can be maintained whether dispossession is in due course of law or not" is therefore not an essential requirement of the suit.