Supreme Court of India · 2015-03-24
State Of Mp vs Nomi Singh & Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2015 SC (SUPP) 1150
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of Mp
- Respondent
- Nomi Singh & Anr
- Author
- Prafulla C. Pant
- Bench
- Prafulla C. Pant, Dipak Misra
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in setting aside the concurrent decrees of the trial court and the first appellate court regarding land ownership under the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959. The Court emphasized that the plaintiffs did not sufficiently prove their claim of adverse possession, as required under Section 27 of the Limitation Act, 1963. The appeal was allowed, reinstating the lower court's decisions and affirming the defendant's ownership of the land in question.