Neighbour encroaching on your property

What you need to know

Neighbour encroachment can be challenged via civil suit for removal and damages, or revenue authority survey for boundary correction. Act quickly as delay affects limitation period.

Your rights

Civil suit for removal of encroachment and damages

Revenue authority survey for boundary correction

Interim injunction to stop construction

Police complaint for willful trespass

What you should do now

Action first

Warn neighbour in writing

WhatsApp or letter asking to remove encroachment within 15 days
Take dated photographs of the encroachment now

Get official boundary survey

Apply to Mamlatdar/Talati for joint Maapni (boundary survey)
This officially establishes the correct boundary

If neighbour refuses after survey

File civil suit for mandatory injunction using survey report
For willful trespass — file police complaint

Acts applicable

Specific Relief Act 1963

central

Section 5 & 6 — Recovery of possession of immovable property

Gujarat Land Revenue Code

gujarat

Survey and boundary correction provisions

Where to complain

eCourts — Find District Court Gujarat Revenue Department / Rent Control Tribunal

Consumer complaint portal: e-jagriti.gov.in (replaced edaakhil.nic.in as of Jan 2025). Labour complaints: col.gujarat.gov.in. All links verified June 2026 via web search against official government sources.