The Karnataka High Court, recently ruled, citing multiple Supreme Court precedents, that mere possession of a property for a long period of time (known as adverse possession) and an incorrectly listed name in one column of land revenue records does not grant someone ownership of the land.
In simpler terms, the Karnataka High Court clarified that merely grabbing someone’s land and occupying it without permission, even for more than 12 years, isn’t enough to establish adverse possession, much less claim ownership over that land. The individual must prove in court how he got possession of this land, provide evidence of their title to this land, and make their case.
