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Kishundeo Rout & Ors. v. Govind Rao & Ors.

Adverse possession – Plea cannot be raised for the first time in appeal

Dismissed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
8 Aug 2025
Citation
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 113
Case no.
SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 22070/2025
Bench
J.b. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Issue for consideration

Whether the High Court rightly set aside the order passed by the First Appellate Court by which it had accepted the plea of adverse possession raised by the plaintiffs for the first time in appeal and decreed the suit.

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