Gnani 22 February 2025

No access road to a piece of our land

Hello Lawyers,

We have a piece of land which is surrounded by agricultural land owned by others with no access to it. This land in question is our ancestors land. The main road is about 200 meters and one of our relative own it. He is not ready to provide access path to our land even we are ready to pay or five some portion of our land to him. Currently its a bare land with no cultivation in it. Is there any way to get access to it ?

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If you own land that is inaccessible because it's surrounded by other people's property, you may still have legal recourse. Even if a neighbour refuses to grant access, you might be able to establish an easement right of necessity. It's advisable to have your property's partition deed reviewed by a civil law specialist to check for any existing pathway provisions. If none are found, you can pursue legal action to secure the necessary access.

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P. Venu (Advocate) 22 February 2025

If it was ancestral land, how you are un possession? If a partition was carried out, was no access provided? So also, how was the land cultivated and produce removed without any access?

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate) 22 February 2025

It is not believable that the ancestral land was not provided road access or not provided with pathway for ingress and egress.

However you have to get your partition deed scrutinized by an experienced civil law practicing lawyer and find out the terms of the pathway mentioned in the registered deed.

If there's no pathway provided in the deed then you can file a suit for easement rights necessity through the local lawyer.