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Possession And Occupy

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Possession and occupy, the terms 'possession' and 'occupy' are in common parlance used inter-changeably. However, in law, possession over a property may amount to holding it as an owner but to occupy is to keep possession of by being present in it, Ram Dass v. Sunder, (2004) 3 SCC 684 (687).

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