Under which circumstances onus of proof is on defendant to prove Adverse possession?

[Educator]

It is trite law that once the title of the property has been upheld namely a finding has been recorded by a judgment and decree in the name of plaintiff in an earlier suit, in such circumstances, the onus to prove acquisition by adverse possession lay on the defendant. This proposition gets support from the judgment of this court in Saroop Singh Vs. Banto and Others (2005) 8 SCC 330. It states:“