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L.C. Hanumanthappa (Since ... vs H.B.Shivakumar on 26 August, 2015

We have culled out the main prayers made in the suit hereinabove which clearly indicate that it is a suit not only for declaration but the plaintiffs also prayed for possession of the suit land. The limitation for filing a suit for possession on the basis of title is 12 years and, therefore, the suit is within limitation. Merely because one of the reliefs sought is of declaration that will not mean that the outer limitation of 12 years is lost. Reliance placed by the learned counsel for the appellants on the judgment of this Court in L.C. Hanumanthappa v. H.B. Shivakumar 38 2026:UHC:2831 [L.C. Hanumanthappa v. H.B. Shivakumar, (2016) 1 SCC 332 : (2016) 1 SCC (Civ) 310] is wholly misplaced. That judgment has no applicability since that case was admittedly only a suit for declaration and not a suit for both declaration and possession. In a suit filed for possession based on title the plaintiff is bound to prove his title and pray for a declaration that he is the owner of the suit land because his suit on the basis of title cannot succeed unless he is held to have some title over the land. However, the main relief is of possession and, therefore, the suit will be governed by Article 65 of the Limitation Act, 1963. This Article deals with a suit for possession of immovable property or any interest therein based on title and the limitation is 12 years from the date when possession of the land becomes adverse to the plaintiff. In the instant case, even if the case of the defendants is taken at the highest, the possession of the defendants became adverse to the plaintiffs only on 19-8-1978 when possession was handed over to the defendants. Therefore, there is no merit in this contention of the appellants."
Supreme Court of India Cites 23 - Cited by 153 - R F Nariman - Full Document

Sopanrao vs Syed Mehmood . on 3 July, 2019

85. Learned counsel for the plaintiffs-respondents has also drawn the attention of this Court to the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Sopanrao and Another vs. Syed Mehmood and Others, reported in (2019) 7 SCC 76, particularly paragraph 9 thereof, to contend that the case of the plaintiffs-respondents is squarely covered by the said judgment, which is extracted herein below:-
Supreme Court of India Cites 7 - Cited by 28 - D Gupta - Full Document
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