Radha Soami Satsang Beas vs State Of Jharkhand Through The Deputy ... on 8 September, 2022
21. If the land was settled in the name of Raghu Nath Das before vesting
and he was in cultivating possession of the land, he should have been accepted
as tenant, rent roll prepared in his name, rent accepted and rent receipt would
have been issued in his name. There is no such evidence on record. On the
contrary, the evidences are to the effect that the said land was never recorded
in the name of Raghu Nath Das but in the name of anaabad Bihar Sarkar and
the possession of Raghu Nath Das has been shown to be illegal. This
continued in both the surveys of 1962-63 and 1983. Land encroachment
proceedings were drawn against the plaintiff and his predecessor-in-interest.
Dropping of any encroachment proceeding cannot be regarded as admission
on the part of the State of acquiesce to adverse possession, as held in Mandal
Revenue Officer v. Goundla Venkaiah (supra).