Code of Civil Procedure- Section 2(12) Mesne profits Nathuni Prasad Singh and others v. Bishwanath Singh Sharma and others, AIR 1978 SC 30 has held that the very foundation of the cause of action for mesne profits is wrongful possession of the defendant. The High Court of Punjab and Haryana in Hukum Singh Nadir Singh v. Hakumat Rai Nihal Chand, AIR 1968 P&H 110 has held that it is only a person who is entitled to actual possession that can claim mesne profits.