Quick Summary: In an unexpected legal outcome, M/S Besant Raj International Ltd. has been declared the rightful owner of a property in Chennai after a long court fight, thanks to adverse possession. The company faced off against M/S Metro General Credit and a lawyer from the USA, with a final decision made on December 18, 2025.
In this courtroom story, M/S Besant Raj International Ltd., led by Dr. A. Besant C. Raj, was against M/S Metro General Credit Ltd. The property in question is in Chennai, and another person involved in the case was Dr. Marrian Chellappa from Texas, USA. The case was overseen by Judges C.V. Karthikeyan and K. Kumaresh Babu.
The legal journey started with a case filed in 2006, which was later moved to the City Civil Court in Chennai in 2011. Besant Raj asked the court to officially recognize them as the owner and to stop any sale of the property. At first, the court only agreed to prevent the sale but did not recognize them as the owner, leading to an appeal.
Besant Raj argued that they had been using the property as if it was theirs since 1990. They stopped paying rent in 1991, claiming ownership rights. The court agreed that their use of the property was continuous and against the interests of the other party, which met the requirements for adverse possession.
"Possession must be open, clear, continuous, and against the interests of the other party," the court said, referring to an important Supreme Court decision.
Metro General Credit's defense was based on a money issue involving a loan with the property as security. However, they couldn't provide papers to back up their claims, which made their case weak.
On December 18, 2025, the court decided in favor of Besant Raj, giving them complete ownership of the property. The judgment acknowledged their long-term use of the property and dismissed Metro General's claims due to lack of proof.
This case highlights the impact of adverse possession in property disputes, especially when one party can show clear, continuous, and against-the-interest possession over a required period.
