Supreme Court of India
Bhag Singh (dead) Thr. Mahant Kashmir Singh v. Basant Kaur (dead)) Thr.lrs.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the foregoing analysis, we are of the view that the appellants failed to establish either that the suit property had irrevocably vested in Dera Bhai Mastan Singh by a complete dedication or that title had subsequently been perfected by adverse possession in accordance with law.
Judgment, page 20
In brief
The plaintiffs claimed ownership and possession of 4 Kanals 18 Marlas of agricultural land at Muktsar on the strength of a registered sale deed dated 13.05.1965 executed by Gajjan Singh and Baggu Singh, alleging that possession was delivered at execution though revenue records still showed Attar Singh Chela Bhai Gulab Singh in the possession column even though he had died some twenty years earlier. The defendants, representing Dera Bhai Mastan Singh, denied the plaintiffs' title and possession, pleading that the land had earlier been irrevocably dedicated for Dharam-Arth to the Dera, as reflected in the 1945-46 Jamabandi entry 'gair marusi bila lagan bawaja Dharam Arth', and that possession had continued through successive Mahants (Kishan Singh, Santa Singh and Bhag Singh) for over four decades, thereby also perfecting title by adverse possession.…
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