Land was granted by State Government by way of allotment with a limitation on enjoyment for 15 years.…
Where the grant leaves ownership with the State, adverse possession against that State title requires the thirty-year limitation applicable to a government suit under…
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Land was granted by State Government by way of allotment with a limitation on enjoyment for 15 years. Transfer did not involve absolute ownership of land. Period of limitation to claim adverse possession in such cases would be
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Where the grant leaves ownership with the State, adverse possession against that State title requires the thirty-year limitation applicable to a government suit under Article 112. The fifteen-year permitted enjoyment is not itself hostile possession; the adverse period must satisfy the separate requirements for possession against the State, not merely expiry of the grant.
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Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services
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CUET PG Law (LL.M.)
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