A is the owner of a property covered by TCT No. 10. As early as 1950, he knew that his title has been transferred under the name of B, but did nothing to recover it, knowing that B has been in possession. Can he file an action to recover it today?

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C) No more because of laches. While a title is imprescriptible, under certain exceptional circumstances, it may yield to the principle of laches. This principle holds that if a party with a legal right takes an excessively long time to assert it, to the detriment of others, they may be prevented from bringing an action on it. In this case, A's inaction over a long period, knowing B has been in possession, could be seen as such a circumstance.

A Is the Owner of a Property Covered by TCT