Reviewed case brief

Rame Gowda (dead) by LRs v M Varadappa Naidu (dead) by LRs

(2004) 1 SCC 769

(2004) 1 SCC 769 · Supreme Court of India

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Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
2004
Subjects
Law of Contract I
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

A person in settled possession of property, even without title, is entitled to protect that possession against everyone, including the true owner, unless the owner recovers possession through due process of law.

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    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

        How to use it in an exam

        Editorial source

        (2004) 1 SCC 769; standard casebook authority on settled possession under S.6 SRA

        Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.