Ajay Shankar Chavhan-1 vs Balkrushna Sadashiv Shinde-4 Advocate - Metha Mohan Velji — 173/2017

Case under Code of Civil Procedure Section 1. Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 31st March 2026.

Case disposed

R.C.S. - Regular Civil Suit

CNR: MHRG110013832017

Filing Number

231/2017

Filing Date

05-Dec-2017

Registration No

173/2017

Registration Date

05-Dec-2017

Court

Civil Judge, J.D. and J.M.F.C., Mangaon

Judge

2-Jt. C. J. J. D. and J. M. F. C. Mangaon

Decision Date

31-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISMISSED

Last updated 28-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Code of Civil Procedure Section 1
Specific Relief Act Section 19,34,38,39

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Ajay Shankar Chavhan-1

    Adv. Wakade Sunil Keshav

  2. 2.Shankar Vithoba Chavhan

    Adv. Wakade Sunil Keshav

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Balkrushna Sadashiv Shinde-4 Advocate - Metha Mohan Velji

  2. 2.Dwarkanath Sadashiv Shinde

  3. 3.Prakash Sadashiv Shinde

  4. 4.Vijay Sadashiv Shinde

  5. 5.Ravindra Sadashiv Shinde

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 31-Mar-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    Summary The court dismissed the plaintiffs' suit for declaration of ownership and perpetual injunction over agricultural land (Gat No. 116/2) based on adverse possession. The court found that while a suit based on adverse possession is maintainable under Indian law, the plaintiffs failed to prove the essential ingredients of adverse possession—namely continuous, exclusive, hostile possession for 12 years with ouster of the true owners. The defendants had established their title through a binding partition decree from 1982, which the plaintiffs admitted but did not challenge. The court held that the defendants' decree prevails over the plaintiffs' revenue documents and panchnama records, and that the plaintiffs provided insufficient evidence of exclusive or hostile possession. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 31-Mar-2026

    Disposed

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  4. 30-Mar-2026

    Judgment

    Jt. C. J. J. D. and J. M. F. C. Mangaon

  5. 23-Mar-2026

    Arguments

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  6. 10-Mar-2026

    Arguments

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  7. 09-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  8. 23-Jan-2026

    Arguments

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  9. 14-Jan-2026

    Arguments

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  10. 02-Jan-2026

    Arguments

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  11. 05-Dec-2025

    Arguments

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  12. 24-Nov-2025

    Arguments

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  13. 06-Nov-2025

    Arguments

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  14. 14-Oct-2025

    Arguments

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  15. 26-Sep-2025

    Arguments

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  16. 19-Aug-2025

    Arguments

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  17. 30-Jul-2025

    Arguments

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  18. 27-Jun-2025

    Arguments

  19. 10-Jun-2025

    Arguments

  20. 03-May-2025

    Arguments

  21. 19-Apr-2025

    Arguments

  22. 12-Mar-2025

    Arguments

  23. 20-Feb-2025

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  24. 31-Jan-2025

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  25. 21-Dec-2024

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  26. 27-Nov-2024

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  27. 04-Nov-2024

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  28. 27-Sep-2024

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  29. 13-Sep-2024

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  30. 12-Aug-2024

    Arguments

  31. 26-Jul-2024

    Arguments

  32. 27-Jun-2024

    Arguments

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  33. 10-Jun-2024

    Arguments

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  34. 06-May-2024

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  35. 12-Apr-2024

    Arguments

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  36. 05-Mar-2024

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  37. 06-Feb-2024

    Arguments

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  38. 22-Jan-2024

    Arguments

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  39. 10-Jan-2024

    Order on ExhibitView PDF

  40. 10-Jan-2024

    Compliance

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  41. 13-Dec-2023

    Arguments

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  42. 01-Nov-2023

    Arguments

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  43. 17-Oct-2023

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  44. 06-Oct-2023

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  45. 16-Sep-2023

    Arguments

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  46. 29-Aug-2023

    Arguments

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  47. 11-Aug-2023

    Arguments

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  48. 28-Jul-2023

    Arguments

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  49. 10-Jul-2023

    Evidence Part Heard

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  50. 14-Jun-2023

    Evidence Part Heard

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  51. 20-Apr-2023

    Evidence Part Heard

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  52. 31-Mar-2023

    Evidence Part Heard

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  53. 04-Mar-2023

    Evidence Part Heard

  54. 16-Feb-2023

    Evidence Part Heard

  55. 20-Jan-2023

    Evidence Part Heard

  56. 02-Jan-2023

    Evidence Part Heard

  57. 13-Dec-2022

    Evidence Part Heard

  58. 14-Nov-2022

    Evidence Part Heard

  59. 18-Oct-2022

    Evidence Part Heard

  60. 29-Sep-2022

    Evidence Part Heard

  61. 14-Sep-2022

    Evidence Part Heard

  62. 08-Aug-2022

    Evidence Part Heard

  63. 05-Jul-2022

    Evidence Part Heard

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  64. 08-Jun-2022

    Hearing

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  65. 31-Mar-2022

    Hearing

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  66. 11-Feb-2022

    Hearing

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  67. 10-Jan-2022

    Hearing

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  68. 22-Dec-2021

    Hearing

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  69. 10-Nov-2021

    Hearing

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  70. 15-Sep-2021

    Hearing

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  71. 01-Aug-2021

    Hearing

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  72. 16-Jul-2021

    Hearing

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  73. 14-Jun-2021

    Hearing

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  74. 08-Apr-2021

    Hearing

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  75. 12-Feb-2021

    Hearing

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  76. 08-Jan-2021

    Hearing

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  77. 20-Nov-2020

    Hearing

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  78. 08-Oct-2020

    Hearing

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  79. 20-Aug-2020

    Hearing

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  80. 10-Jul-2020

    Hearing

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  81. 27-Apr-2020

    Hearing

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  82. 20-Mar-2020

    Hearing

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  83. 11-Feb-2020

    Hearing

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  84. 15-Nov-2019

    Hearing

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  85. 30-Aug-2019

    List of Witness

    Civil Judge Jr.Dvn. J. M. F.C. Mangaon

  86. 26-Jul-2019

    Argument on Exh.____Unready

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  87. 05-Jul-2019

    Argument on Exh.____Unready

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  88. 26-Apr-2019

    Argument on Exh.____Unready

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  89. 05-Mar-2019

    Argument on Exh.____Unready

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  90. 17-Jan-2019

    Say / Hearing on Exh____Ready

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  91. 04-Dec-2018

    Hearing Without W.S.

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  92. 30-Oct-2018

    Hearing Without W.S.

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  93. 04-Oct-2018

    Hearing Without W.S.

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  94. 01-Sep-2018

    Hearing Without W.S.

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  95. 02-Aug-2018

    Order on ExhibitView PDF

  96. 02-Aug-2018

    Order on ExhibitView PDF

  97. 02-Aug-2018

    Hearing Without W.S.

    Civil Judge Jr.Dvn. J. M. F.C. Mangaon

  98. 03-Jul-2018

    Hearing Without W.S.

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  99. 11-Jun-2018

    Hearing Without W.S.

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  100. 18-Apr-2018

    W.S. and Say

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  101. 19-Mar-2018

    W.S. and Say

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  102. 15-Feb-2018

    W.S. and Say

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  103. 30-Jan-2018

    Awaiting Summons

    Jt. C. J. J. D. and J. M. F. C. Mangaon

  104. 06-Jan-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  105. 05-Dec-2017

    Case filed

    Registration No. 173/2017

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The court dismissed the plaintiffs' suit for declaration of ownership and perpetual injunction over agricultural land (Gat No. 116/2) based on adverse possession. The court found that while a suit based on adverse possession is maintainable under Indian law, the plaintiffs failed to prove the essential ingredients of adverse possession—namely continuous, exclusive, hostile possession for 12 years with ouster of the true owners. The defendants had established their title through a binding partition decree from 1982, which the plaintiffs admitted but did not challenge. The court held that the defendants' decree prevails over the plaintiffs' revenue documents and panchnama records, and that the plaintiffs provided insufficient evidence of exclusive or hostile possession. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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