Legalizing covered plot with mcgm.

Mohammed Vaid (Querist) 03 July 2018 This query is : Resolved
Hi,
Need advice about our commercial property.
The shop is in South Mumbai and the landlord (pagadi system) is Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM). As per the rent receipt the area is 360 sq. feet and it was purchased by our great grandfather. In line there are more 4 shops just adjacent to us, like ours, and to my knowledge at the backside of this shop there was a dead end lane (some 70 years ago) which gradually being covered by the adjacent shop keepers, in length. As understood that it might have left no option for our grandfather he might have also extended the length of our shop otherwise either of the adjacent shop owner would have covered that area, after which its capacity rose to 600 sq. feet. But the Rent receipt which MCGM gives to us, mentions 360 sq. feet only.
This all story I discovered recently when I intended to sell this shop. Now I want to make this additional 240 sq. feet area also legal and post that would like to sell it.
Please advice is there any legal procedure to follow to take this additional area also?

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Mohammed Vaid (Querist) 04 July 2018
Experts please advice.

P. Venu (Expert) 05 July 2018
It could be that your title is perfected by adverse possession. However, an attempt to legalize or regularize may turn out to be counterproductive.