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Similarly, any other person who might have dispossessed the plaintiff having perfected title by way of adverse possession can also be evicted until and unless such other person has perfected title against such a plaintiff by adverse possession.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rejecting the contention that there\u00a0is\u00a0no conferral\u00a0of\u00a0right\u00a0by\u00a0adverse\u00a0possession, the Court held that <em>t<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">here is the acquisition of title in favour of plaintiff though it is negative conferral of right on extinguishment of the right of an owner of the property<\/span><\/em>. The right ripened by prescription by his\u00a0\u00a0 adverse possession is absolute and on dispossession, he can sue based on \u2018title&#8217; as envisaged in the opening part under Article 65 of Act. The Court, hence, held that<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cthe plea of acquisition of title by adverse possession can be taken by plaintiff under Article 65 of the Limitation Act and there is no bar under the Limitation Act, 1963 to sue on aforesaid basis in case of infringement of any rights of a plaintiff.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[Ravinder Kaur Grewal v. 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