Illegal dispossession of property is among the most urgent situations a property owner faces, and I want you to act on it quickly because delay both weakens your legal position and allows the trespasser to consolidate their hold on the property. The good news is that the law gives you effective, multi-pronged remedies specifically designed for exactly this situation.

Your fastest civil remedy is a suit under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act 1963, which allows a person who has been dispossessed of immovable property without their consent — and without due process of law — to recover possession within six months of the dispossession, without even having to establish formal title. This is a deliberate fast-track remedy: the court looks only at who was in possession and whether they were ousted by force or stealth, not at whose ownership documents are superior. If more than six months have passed, you file a regular title-and-possession suit before the civil court — taking longer, but equally effective. In either case, file simultaneously for an interim injunction under Order XXXIX of the CPC to stop the trespasser from constructing, altering, or transferring the property while the case is pending. An injunction obtained early prevents the trespasser from creating facts on the ground that become harder to reverse.

For land recorded in Bihar's revenue records, the Bihar Land Reforms Act 1950 and the Revenue Court system provide parallel remedies — particularly relevant for plots in Patna's expanding periphery areas like Phulwarisharif, Danapur, and Patna Sahib, where agricultural and revenue land is regularly encroached upon. File a complaint with the Circle Officer and the Sub-Divisional Officer for correction of possession records. Simultaneously, an FIR before Patna Police under the BNS for criminal trespass and mischief creates pressure on the occupier and triggers a police investigation. The property lawyers and retired judges at the Patna panel of Aapka Legal Advice can assess which combination of the civil court, Revenue Court, and police complaint delivers the fastest result given the nature of your property and the means of dispossession.

Gather your evidence immediately — photographs of the original state and the dispossession, your title deed, the khata-khesra extract from Bihar Bhumi, and witness statements from neighbours who can confirm your prior possession. This evidence is the foundation of every remedy available to you.