Staying in Relative’s Property for Years Gives No Legal Title, Rules Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court held that long-term permissive use of a property by a family member does not create any ownership or legal right over the property.

Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed an appeal filed by a woman and her husband who refused to vacate a flat owned by her brother, claiming it was purchased through joint family funds.

The Court noted that the registered sale deed clearly established the brother’s exclusive ownership and that merely residing in the property with family permission could not confer legal entitlement.

It further held that no ownership claim could succeed without specifically challenging the validity of the sale deed.

[Ms. Anju Chadha & Anr. v. Bhavesh Madan & Ors.]