Supreme Court of India · 1953-11-18
NATVARLAL PUNJABHAI AND ANOTHER vs DADUBHAI MANUBHAI AND OTHERS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1953/1476
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- NATVARLAL PUNJABHAI AND ANOTHER
- Respondent
- DADUBHAI MANUBHAI AND OTHERS.
- Bench
- MUKHERJEA, B.K.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court ruled that a Hindu widow can validly surrender her estate to reversioners even after a third party has acquired title through adverse possession. The court held that reversioners are entitled to recover possession from the adverse possessor immediately, as they inherit the property by operation of law, and the widow's surrender does not convey any title. The court clarified that the reversioners do not take the property subject to the rights of the adverse possessor, and equitable considerations do not apply to trespassers claiming adverse possession.