By reason of two different sale deeds, dated 11.04.1934 and 5.07.1936, the appellants herein purchased 2 acre 15 guntas and 3 acre 8 guntas of land respectively, out of the said plot.
However, when allegedly their possession was sought to be disturbed by the respondent in the year 1988, they filed a suit in the companyrt of Additional City Civil Judge, Bangalore which was marked as S. No.
Despite the fact that Nanjapa purchased a portion of the said plot, the appellants allegedly took over possession of the entire 5 acre 23 guntas of land after the aforementioned purchases.
153/1 of Chikkabanavara Village.
287 of 1989.
1 purchased a portion thereof measuring 1 acre 21 guntas on 11.09.1933.
Nanjapa, adoptive father of Respondent No.
In the said suit, they clamed title on the basis of adverse possession stating The plaintiffs submit that in any event the plaintiffs have perfected their title by adverse possession as the plaintiffs have been in open, companytinuous uninterrupted and hostile possession of the plaint schedule land, adversely to the interest of any other person including the defendant for the past over fifty years exercising absolute rights of ownership in respect of the plaint schedule land Defendants Respondents in their written statement denied and disputed the aforementioned assertion of the plaintiffs and pleaded their own right, title and interest as also possession in or over the said 1 acre 21 guntas of land.
B. SINHA, J BACKGROUND FACTS One Thippaiah was the owner of 5 acre 23 guntas of land having been recorded in Survey No.
