M. L. M. Ameen vs. Ammavasi Ramu alias Ramaiah – SC APPEAL NO. 232/2017-2019

In the case between M. L. M. Ameen and Mahmud Riad Ameen (Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellants) and Ammavasi Ramu alias Ramaiah (Defendant-Appellant-Respondent), the court addressed whether a defendant in occupation of property as a licensee could assert prescriptive title against the original owner. It was held that a licensee, having originally occupied the premises with the owner’s permission, is precluded from claiming adverse prescriptive rights. The principle reaffirmed that occupation with leave and licence does not transition into prescriptive possession absent clear evidence of repudiation of the original arrangement. Reliance was placed on Section 116 of the Evidence Ordinance and leading judicial precedents. As a result, the District Court’s decision awarding compensation and ejectin