In Brief
A landowner purchased property measuring 852-1/3 sq. yards under a 1978 sale deed and sued for possession, claiming the defendant had forcibly encroached. The trial court decreed in the plaintiff's favour, but the appellate court reversed it, noting the Local Commissioner's report showed the plaintiff actually held 955 sq. yards—more than purchased—with missing consolidation records. The High Court reversed the appellate judgment, holding the Commissioner had not verified details with the Patwari. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, ruling that the High Court raised only factual questions, not legal ones, and the plaintiff's encroachment claim remained unsubstantiated."
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