Supreme Court of India · 2010-04-21
SHANTI BUDHIYA VESTA PATEL vs NIRMALA JAYPRAKASH TIWARI .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2007/31883
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SHANTI BUDHIYA VESTA PATEL
- Respondent
- NIRMALA JAYPRAKASH TIWARI .
- Author
- Mukundakam Sharma
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of Civil Applications seeking to recall an earlier order based on consent terms, emphasizing that the appellants failed to establish a valid claim of adverse possession under the relevant property laws. The Court reiterated that permissive possession does not confer ownership rights, thus affirming the trial court's decision that dismissed the suit for ownership by adverse possession. The ruling clarified the legal principles surrounding consent decrees and the nature of possession in property disputes.