One of the laws is the Doctrine of Adverse Possession which allows a person staying in possession of a piece of land that belongs to a different individual to acquire the title. This doctrine is mostly regulated in India with the help of the Limitation Act of 1963. According to this Act, 12 years possession of the immovable property is a time frame on which one can initiate a suit concerning the private land and 30 years concerning the government land. This doctrine is based on the idea that a failure of a landowner to claim his or her rights to his or her property after some time should make it cede its rights to the person who has been running and sustaining the land. Under adverse possession, when an individual can prove that he or she has occupied a piece of land openly, in defiance, and against authorization over the time that they require them to be so occupied, then they may prove their legal title. The doctrine has brought in a great deal of debate and controversy in India. Critics feel that it is unfair and retrogressive and favors intruders and punishes the rightful landholders. It has a practical application according to its advocates, as land is put to productive use, and one way of overcoming the longstanding land disputes. The historical background of the adverse possession, the legal basis of adverse possession in India, and the most prominent court cases that affected the interpretation of adverse possession would also be discussed in this paper. It will also look at the existing problems and controversies of this doct- -rine and how it impacts the property rights in India