Apex Court reiterated the well settled principles that a party claiming adverse possession must prove that his possession is peaceful, open and continuous. The possession must be adequate in continuity, in publicity and in extent to show that their possession is adverse to the true owner. Such possession must start with a wrongful disposition of the rightful owner and be actual, visible, exclusive, hostile and continued over the statutory period. Physical fact of exclusive possession and the animus possidendi to hold as owner in exclusion to the actual owner are the most important factors that are to be accounted in such like cases. It was further held that plea of adverse possession is not a pure question of law but a blended one of fact and law. A person who claims adverse possession should show (a) on what date he came into possession, (b) what was the nature of his possession, (c) whether the factum of possession was known to the other party, (d) how long his possession has continued, and (e) his possession was open and undisturbed. It was also held that a person pleading adverse possession has no equities in his favour. Since he is trying to defeat the rights of true
