The Supreme Court observed that tenants cannot claim claim adverse possession against their landlords, since their possession is permissive in nature. Though the trial court decreed the suit and the first appellate court affirmed it, the High Court held that suit was time-barred, as the defendants had perfected their title by adverse possession to the predecesors-in-interest of the plaintiff in …
The Supreme Court has held that the jurisdiction of civil courts are excluded from landlord-tenant disputes when they are specifically covered by the provisions of the State Rent Acts, which are given an overriding effect over other laws. A Bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka dismissed the appeal and upheld the decision of the Punjab and Haryana …
