Section 6 Specific Relief Act – Proof of Possession Mandatory.
5 Mar 2026This case arose from a dispute over possession of a dispensary premises in Mumbai between family members. The plaintiffs claimed that they were in set...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Allows Civil Revision Application in Property Dispute Over Succession Certificate — Held That Succession Certificate Is Not Necessary for Claiming Title by Adverse Possession or Will. The court clarified that a succession certificate under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 is not a prerequisite for filing a suit for declaration of title based on a Will or adverse possession, and that the Civil Court has jurisdiction to decide such matters.
14 Nov 2025The case involves two cross civil revision applications arising from a property dispute between Maharukh Mediomah Patel (applicant in CRA/64/2021) and...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Dismisses Suit for Possession Under Section 6 of Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Plaintiffs Failed to Prove Prior Possession and Dispossession Within Six Months. Court Held That Summary Suit Under Section 6 Cannot Be Used to Decide Title and Requires Strict Proof of Possession and Unlawful Dispossession.
4 May 2012The plaintiffs, including Amod Nandkishore Mehra and others, filed a suit under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, seeking restoration of pos...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Allows Suit Based on Adverse Possession — Overrules Earlier View That Adverse Possession Can Only Be Used as Shield. Plaintiff Who Has Perfected Title by Adverse Possession Can Sue for Declaration and Protection or Recovery of Possession.
7 Aug 2019The Supreme Court addressed the question whether a person claiming title by adverse possession can maintain a suit for declaration of title and for pr...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Grants Temporary Injunction for Restoration of Possession in Suit for Specific Performance and Possession — Plaintiff Establishes Prima Facie Case and Balance of Convenience in His Favor.
13 Oct 2025The plaintiff filed an interim application seeking temporary injunction for restoration of possession of the suit premises during the pendency of the ...
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High Court
High Court Dismisses Revision Application in Possession Dispute - Applicant Challenge to Decree Under Section 6 of Specific Relief Act Fails - Trial Court's Order Restoring Possession Upheld
27 Feb 2026The High Court dismissed the Civil Revision Application filed by the Applicant-Defendant challenging the Trial Court's decree in Special Civil Suit No...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Property Dispute Case — Court Receiver Appointed to Protect Suit Premises Pending Trial. Dispute Involves Alleged Illegal Dispossession of Widow and Minor Son from Residential Flat and Office Premises by In-Laws.
9 Oct 2012The appeal arises from a suit filed by Khushnuma Ibrahim Khan and her minor son Raghib Ibrahim Khan (appellants) against Asadullah Khan and others (re...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Dismisses Applications to Recall Consent Terms and Set Aside Consent Decrees in Property Disputes Between Family Members. Court Holds That Consent Terms Recorded by Counsel Are Binding on Parties and Cannot Be Challenged on Grounds of Fraud Without Proper Pleadings and Evidence.
6 May 2014The judgment pertains to two Notice of Motions filed by the defendants in two separate suits seeking recall and setting aside of consent terms and con...
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High Court
High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Dismisses Revision Against Dismissal of Suit for Possession Under Section 6 of Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Petitioner Failed to Prove Dispossession Within Six Months. The court upheld the trial court's finding that the petitioner did not prove his possession and dispossession within the limitation period, and the revisional court cannot re-appreciate evidence unless perverse.
5 Jul 2017The petitioner, Sudhakar Suryabhan Mankar, filed a Civil Revision Application before the High Court of Bombay at Nagpur against the dismissal of his s...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Possession Suit Based on Prior Specific Performance Decree and Registered Sale Deed. The court held that a plaintiff who has obtained a decree for specific performance and a registered sale deed through court is entitled to possession, and failure to prove forcible dispossession on a specific date is not a valid ground to dismiss the suit.
1 Apr 2014The appellant/plaintiff, Pandurang Ghughane, filed Regular Civil Suit No.112 of 2001 before the Joint Civil Judge Junior Division, Digras, seeking pos...
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