Limitation period to claim mesne profit

Initially I filed a suit for injunction against trespass in 1996, which was amended to add reliefs of declaration and possession in 1999.The suit was decreed in my favour in 2016,after innumerable IAs and rounds in High court and Supreme court. I had omitted to seek for mesne profits initially, now can I file a separate suit for recovery of manse profits separately from the date of trespass in 1996?The Trial Court has held only now in the Judgement of 2016 that the Defendants are trespassers at all times right from beginning. . Finally the Court held in judgment that my documents are lawful and the defendant’s documents were fraudulent and ordered for Possession. Would my claim for mesne profits be limited to limitation period (3years) preceding the date of a proposed suit for recovery of mesne profits. The defendants are continuing to be in possession at present as trespassers.Your views would be highly appreciated.