The top court referred to the “doctrine of adverse possession”, under which a person who is not the original owner becomes the owner because of the fact that he has been in possession of the property for a minimum of 12-years, within which the real owner did not seek legal recourse to oust him.
For most cases, this means land can be acquired if it is occupied unchallenged for a period of 10 years. occupation has to be uninterrupted and it has to be factual – that is, it has to be real in the sense that the person wishing to acquire it is using it on a regular basis.
What is the Shortest Time For Adverse Possession
The statutory period for adverse possession may be as short as three years or as long as twenty years. Many jurisdictions allow an adverse possessor to “tack on” his or her period of adverse possession to a previous possessor’s period, so long as there is no lapse in time between the two occupations.
What is Law of Adverse Possession in Pakistan
It reads as under: “No person who came upon an immoveable property by the license of the person in possession thereof shall be permitted to deny that such person had a title to such possession at the time when such license was given.”