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Boundary dispute with the neighbour’s farm

What usually matters in this situation, and the papers to keep ready before you meet an advocate or free legal aid (call 15100).

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Your situation

What kind of land is it? Agricultural land
What is happening? Neighbour has moved the boundary

Where you stand

Next step An official survey/demarcation often settles boundary disputes.

Do these now

Demarcation report / apply for official measurement
Independent measurement settles many disputes. Where: Revenue office.

Papers to gather

Title deed (sale deed, gift deed, partition deed, patta) — certified copy
The foundation of any claim. Where: Your records; certified copy from sub-registrar.
Revenue records: record of rights, khatian/7-12/jamabandi, mutation entries
Shows record changes. Where: State land records portal, tehsil.
Survey map, layout plan, sketch with boundaries and measurements
Needed for boundary disputes. Where: Survey office, layout approval.
Land revenue / property tax receipts and utility bills
Supports possession. Where: Municipality, tehsil.
Dated photos/videos of the land before and after the encroachment
Shows the encroachment. Where: Your phone; neighbours.
Names of neighbours who know the boundaries and your possession
Supporting witnesses. Where: —

You may also need, depending on your answers

Copies of police/revenue complaints and replies — Shows you acted in time.

What the law says

Civil courts decide title and injunctions; revenue authorities handle measurement, demarcation and records. Long, open possession by someone else can create claims, so do not delay.

General information, not legal advice.

Saboot will also ask

How did you get it?
Since when?
Who is in physical possession now?

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