Q I am living in the US and have rented out my home in my native town Tirunelveli to a businessman who is using it for commercial purposes (storing goods), after entering into an 11-month unregistered rental agreement with a specific clause not to sublet the property. I recently found out through my friends that he had sublet the open space around the building to a shop located in my backyard. The shop owner has installed a genset in my property without my knowledge and has demolished a portion of the compound wall for the purpose. Kindly guide me to the best possible action against the tenant and neighbour who broke through my property. I am constrained a lot as I am living abroad. -- Karunasagar, US

You can’t fight your legal battle sitting in the US. Give a Power of Attorney to a person whom you trust and ask him to fight the legal battle for you. You can go to both civil or criminal court and register a criminal case.