Topic
Second Appeal
2 articles
Property Law
Supreme Court: A Claim of Religious Dedication and a Claim of Adverse Possession Cannot Both Stand
Dismissing an appeal by a Dera's legal representatives, the Supreme Court has held that a party cannot simultaneously claim that land was dedicated to it and that it separately perfected title by adverse possession, and that decades of revenue entries recording rent-free religious possession do not, without more, establish either.
13 min readCivil & Property Litigation
Mutation Is Not Title: Jamnabai v. Vasudev on Revenue Entries, Relinquishment and the Limits of Second Appeal
A name removed from the revenue record in 1990 did not cost a co-owner his share. This case note works through all four issues the Supreme Court decided in Jamnabai v. Vasudev, from Section 117 of the MP Land Revenue Code to the proviso to Section 34 of the Specific Relief Act.
14 min read