Niranjan v. Neeraj Kumar and 6 Others
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Allahabad High Court, Second Appeal No. 96 of 2025, Niranjan v. Neeraj Kumar And 6 Others, Hon’ble Dinesh Pathak J., order dated 27.05.2025 (admission and order on stay application). Subject: declaration of title founded on adverse possession over property marked Aa, Ba, Sa Daa, Ya, Ra plus permanent prohibitory injunction; trial court dismissed the suit; first appellate court reversed, holding plaintiff's possession continued for 34 years; appellant alleges illegal reversal and perverse findings, ingredients of adverse possession unsatisfied. Appeal admitted on two substantial questions of law: (i) perverse/misread adverse-possession finding of first appellate court; (ii) judgment vitiated for want of reversal of trial court findings denying plaintiff's possession. Records of courts below summoned; notices to respondents 5-7; respondent nos. 1-3 represented, respondent no. 4 reported dead; affidavit exchange directed; interim STATUS QUO ordered on nature and possession of property until further orders; next listing 27.08.2025. Counsel: Amit Saxena (appellant), Atul Kumar Singh (respondents).