HINDUSTAN LEVER LTD. vs B.N. DONGRE .

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the lower courts, affirming that the respondents had a valid title to the property based on the partition deed dated 4-12-1952 (Ex. A-2), which granted them absolute rights to the properties. The Court found that the appellants' claim of adverse possession was unfounded, as they had only attempted to trespass on the property on 6-1-1968, after the respondents had already established their possessory title. The Court concluded that the declaration of title and possession granted to the respondents was legal and justified, thereby dismissing the appeal.