In Brief
R. Pannerselvam purchased a property by registered deed in 2001 and sought permanent injunction against the defendants to prevent them from disturbing his possession. The defendants challenged the deed's validity and claimed title through their own ancestors. The trial court decreed the injunction; the appellate court reversed it. The High Court restored the decree, finding the defendants had previously failed in their own suit seeking recovery of the same property and had admitted the plaintiff's possession. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court, holding that an injunction can be granted based on established possession without determining title, especially where defendants are estopped by prior litigation involving the same property.
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