In Brief
A plaintiff-appellant sought permanent injunction against defendants after being restrained from peaceful possession of agricultural land leased as a tenant. The trial court granted the injunction based on established lawful possession. However, the first appellate court and High Court dismissed the suit on jurisdictional grounds, relying on an earlier judgment dismissing the case for non-joinder of necessary parties. The Supreme Court held that the earlier judgment was distinguishable and that in a suit for permanent injunction, the critical issue is proof of lawful possession—which was admitted and found by the trial court. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, upholding the trial court's decree while granting the respondents liberty to pursue separate proceedings for eviction or change of land-use authorization.
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