State Of Rajasthan vs Harphool Singh (Dead) Through His L.Rs

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the State of Rajasthan's appeal against the judgment of the Rajasthan High Court, affirming the trial court's finding of the plaintiff's continuous possession of the disputed land since 1955. The Court noted that the trial court's reliance on oral evidence and documentary proof, including electricity and water bills, was sufficient to establish the plaintiff's claim of ownership. The Court found that the eviction order issued by the A.D.M. was illegal and that the plaintiff's long possession warranted protection under the law, thereby reinforcing the principles of adverse possession under the Rajasthan Colonisation Act, 1954.