I bought 5 acres agricultural land in Punjab. The road passes through fields and is 20 ft wide.
When we purchased the land, the seller had Power of Attroney for the road and in the registry he clearly mentioned that the details of the road and said we will have uninterrupted access through that road and the road will remain common for all and will not be sold.
Later, he sold the road (approx 1 bigha) to some other person, but got the registry done through the original title holder in the name of the buyer. Thus his name is not anywhere in the sale of the road.
Now we were starting work on the land for setting up a factory and he played mischief and dug the road and blocked our access. He now wants us to buy 3 more acres of land which lies behind our land, which is basically blackmail and we are not interested in buying.
What is the fastest way out as we need to begin work on the land
1. can we get a stay for use of the road ?
2. can he be charged for criminal proceedings ?
3. Does right of way apply to our case and how much time does it take to get any favorable decision in that case ?
4. is there any other way ?
