The Indian Easements Act, 1882
Central Act ยท Act 5 of 188263 provisions5 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to define and amend the law relating to Easements and Licenses. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 5 of 1882 |
| Year | 1882 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 63 |
| Subjects | property |
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- Section 1 Short title.
- Section 2 Savings.
- Section 3 Construction of certain references to Act 15 of 1877 and Act 9 of 1871.
- Section 4 "Easement" defined.1 citing judgment
- Section 5 Continuous and discontinuous, apparent and non-apparent, easements.
- Section 6 Easement for limited time or on condition.
- Section 7 Easements restrictive of certain rights.
- Section 8 Who may impose easements.
- Section 9 Servient owners.
- Section 10 Lessor and mortgagor.
- Section 11 Lessee.
- Section 12 Who may acquire easements.
- Section 13 Easements of necessity and quasi easements.1 citing judgment
- Section 14 Direction of way of necessity.
- Section 15 Acquisition by prescription.1 citing judgment
- Section 16 Exclusion in favour of reversioner of servient heritage.
- Section 17 Rights which cannot be acquired by prescription.
- Section 18 Customary easements.
- Section 19 Transfer of dominant heritage passes easement.
- Section 20 Rules controlled by contract or title.
- Section 21 Bar to use unconnected with enjoyment.
- Section 22 Exercise of ease dent. Confinement of exercise of easement.
- Section 23 Right to alter mode of enjoyment.
- Section 24 Right to do acts to secure enjoyment.
- Section 25 Liability for expenses necessary for preservation of easement.
- Section 26 Liability for damage from want of repair.
- Section 27 Servient owner not bound to do anything.
- Section 28 Extent of easements.
- Section 29 Increase of easement.
- Section 30 Partition of dominant heritage.
- Section 31 Obstruction in case of excessive user.
- Section 32 Right to enjoyment without disturbance.
- Section 33 Suit for disturbance of easement.
- Section 34 When cause of action arises for removal of support.
- Section 35 Injunction to restrain disturbance.
- Section 37 Extinction by dissolution of right of servient owner.
- Section 38 Extinction by release.
- Section 39 Extinction by revocation.
- Section 40 Extinction on expiration of limited period or happening of dissolving condition.
- Section 41 Extinction on termination of necessity.
- Section 42 Extinction of useless easement.
- Section 43 Extinction by permanent Change in dominant heritage.
- Section 44 Extinction on permanent alteration of servient heritage by superior force.
- Section 45 Extinction by destruction of either heritage.
- Section 46 Extinction by unity of ownership.
- Section 47 Extinction by non-enjoyment.
- Section 48 Extinction of accessory rights.
- Section 49 Suspension of easement.
- Section 50 Servient owner not entitled to require continuance.
- Section 51 Revival of easements.
- Section 52 "License" defined.1 citing judgment
- Section 53 Who may grant license.
- Section 54 Grant may be express or implied.
- Section 55 Accessory licenses annexed by law.
- Section 56 License when transferable.
- Section 57 Grantor's duty to disclose defects.
- Section 58 Grantor's duty not to render property unsafe.
- Section 59 Grantor's transferee not bound by license.
- Section 60 License when revocable.
- Section 61 Revocation express or implied.
- Section 62 License when deemed revoked.1 citing judgment
- Section 63 Licensee's rights on revocation.
- Section 64 Licensee's rights on eviction.
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