SRI UTTAM CHAND (D) TH LRS . vs NATHU RAM (D) THR. LRS. — C.A. No. 190/2020

Case under Section XIV-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010140562011

Filing Date

28-Apr-2011

Registration No

C.A. No. 190/2020

Diary Number

14056/2011

Order Date

15-Jan-2020

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2020 INSC 42

Disposal Type

Appeals Allowed

Last updated 05-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XIV-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SRI UTTAM CHAND (D) TH LRS .

    Adv. K. SARADA DEVI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.NATHU RAM (D) THR. LRS.

    Adv. GAGAN GUPTA (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-Jan-2020

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  3. 15-Jan-2020

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  4. 15-Jan-2020

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta

  5. 08-Jan-2020

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  6. 08-Jan-2020

    Administrative Order

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta

  7. 02-Apr-2018

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  8. 02-Apr-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Registrar (J) - II

  9. 02-Feb-2018

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  10. 02-Feb-2018

    Ordinary

    Registrar (J) - II

  11. 05-Jan-2018

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  12. 05-Jan-2018

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Amitava Roy

  13. 20-Nov-2017

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  14. 20-Nov-2017

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul

  15. 24-Oct-2017

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  16. 24-Oct-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  17. 18-Nov-2016

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  18. 18-Nov-2016

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  19. 08-Sep-2016

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  20. 08-Sep-2016

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  21. 05-Jul-2016

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  22. 05-Jul-2016

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  23. 16-Mar-2016

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  24. 16-Mar-2016

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  25. 08-Feb-2016

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  26. 08-Feb-2016

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  27. 08-Feb-2016

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  28. 08-Feb-2016

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  29. 20-Nov-2015

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  30. 20-Nov-2015

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  31. 12-Oct-2015

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  32. 12-Oct-2015

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  33. 19-Aug-2015

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  34. 19-Aug-2015

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  35. 02-Jul-2015

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  36. 02-Jul-2015

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  37. 24-Mar-2015

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  38. 24-Mar-2015

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  39. 04-Feb-2015

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  40. 04-Feb-2015

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  41. 31-Oct-2014

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  42. 31-Oct-2014

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  43. 19-Sep-2014

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  44. 01-May-2014

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  45. 18-Oct-2012

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  46. 06-Feb-2012

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  47. 05-Jan-2012

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  48. 21-Oct-2011

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  49. 08-Jul-2011

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  50. 28-Apr-2011

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 190/2020

  51. [ 2020 INSC 42 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Shri Uttam Chand (D) Through LRS v. Nathu Ram (D) Through LRS Court Decision: The Supreme Court allowed the appellant's appeal and decreed the suit for possession. The High Court's judgment dismissing the suit was set aside. Key Reasoning: The Court held that the defendants' possession, though long and continuous since 1963, did not ripen into adverse possession because they never admitted the plaintiff's title or acknowledged that the property vested with the Managing Officer. Adverse possession requires hostile possession with intent to deny the true owner's title, which the defendants failed to establish through their pleadings or evidence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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