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
- 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.
Facts
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.