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Second appeal over division of matrimonial property dismissed. The High Court held the disputed plot and house were acquired and developed by the respondent, not by joint effort.
A licencee or invitee cannot acquire ownership of land by adverse possession or acquiescence, regardless of the length of occupation or developments made, where the original entry and continued occupation are with the owner's permission. The respondent's status as a licencee never changed, and thus he cannot claim ownership of the suit land.
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The High Court dismissed a land appeal, upholding the tribunal’s finding that the respondents owned the disputed land and were entitled to damages and costs.
Second appeal over disputed land dismissed. The High Court held the respondent’s long, uninterrupted occupation supported adverse possession or prescriptive rights.
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