Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
Adverse Possession Under Hindu Law | Void Wills & Settlement Deeds Cannot Override 32-Year Hostile Possession : Madras HC
Madras High Court rules that void settlement deeds over joint family property under Mitakshara law cannot defeat title acquired through adverse possession after 32 years of open, continuous, and hostile possession. The judgment reinforces that adverse possession, once perfected, extinguishes all prior claims, including those based on invalid documents.