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A high court judge has dismissed a claim by the Trinidad Rifle Association (TRA) seeking ownership of land in Tucker Valley, Chaguaramas, through adverse possession.

Justice Westmin James also dismissed a counterclaim filed by the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) on the basis that the TRA’s occupation of the land was based on permission granted to it by the TT Defence Force (TTDF), the CDA’s tenant.

The TRA had argued it should be granted legal ownership of the rifle range area it occupied, claiming long-term use.