Revenue Records, Adverse Possession, and the Scope of Section 100 CPC Interference

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Case
BHAG SINGH (DEAD) THR. MAHANT KASHMIR SINGH v. BASANT KAUR (DEAD)) THR.LRS. (Supreme Court of India, 10-09-2026)
Law
Code of Civil Procedure, Limitation Act.

Highlights of the Judgment:

  • Analysis of the limited evidentiary value of revenue records in establishing title or proving permanent dedication of property.
  • Examination of the legal incompatibility between simultaneous, contradictory pleas of ownership via dedication and adverse possession.
  • Reiteration of the strict requirements for adverse possession, mandating specific pleadings and proof of hostile animus from a determinable point in time.
  • Delineation of the scope of appellate jurisdiction under Section 100 of the Civil Procedure Code to correct concurrent findings vitiated by legal misapplication.