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The Indian Easements Act, 1882

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An Act to define and amend the law relating to Easements and Licenses.

Act number
5 of 1882
Ministry
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department
Legislative Department
Enacted
17 Feb 1882
In force from
1 Jul 1872

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

64 sections

  1. Section 1Short title.
  2. Section 2Savings.
  3. Section 3Construction of certain references to Act 15 of 1877 and Act 9 of 1871.
  4. Section 4"Easement" defined.
  5. Section 5Continuous and discontinuous, apparent and non-apparent, easements.
  6. Section 6Easement for limited time or on condition.
  7. Section 7Easements restrictive of certain rights.
  8. Section 8Who may impose easements.
  9. Section 9Servient owners.
  10. Section 10Lessor and mortgagor.
  11. Section 11Lessee.
  12. Section 12Who may acquire easements.
  13. Section 13Easements of necessity and quasi easements.
  14. Section 14Direction of way of necessity.
  15. Section 15Acquisition by prescription.
  16. Section 16Exclusion in favour of reversioner of servient heritage.
  17. Section 17Rights which cannot be acquired by prescription.
  18. Section 18Customary easements.
  19. Section 19Transfer of dominant heritage passes easement.
  20. Section 20Rules controlled by contract or title.
  21. Section 21Bar to use unconnected with enjoyment.
  22. Section 22Exercise of ease dent. Confinement of exercise of easement.
  23. Section 23Right to alter mode of enjoyment.
  24. Section 24Right to do acts to secure enjoyment.
  25. Section 25Liability for expenses necessary for preservation of easement.
  26. Section 26Liability for damage from want of repair.
  27. Section 27Servient owner not bound to do anything.
  28. Section 28Extent of easements.
  29. Section 29Increase of easement.
  30. Section 30Partition of dominant heritage.
  31. Section 31Obstruction in case of excessive user.
  32. Section 32Right to enjoyment without disturbance.
  33. Section 33Suit for disturbance of easement.
  34. Section 34When cause of action arises for removal of support.
  35. Section 35Injunction to restrain disturbance.
  36. Section 36Abatement of obstruction of easement.
  37. Section 37Extinction by dissolution of right of servient owner.
  38. Section 38Extinction by release.
  39. Section 39Extinction by revocation.
  40. Section 40Extinction on expiration of limited period or happening of dissolving condition.
  41. Section 41Extinction on termination of necessity.
  42. Section 42Extinction of useless easement.
  43. Section 43Extinction by permanent Change in dominant heritage.
  44. Section 44Extinction on permanent alteration of servient heritage by superior force.
  45. Section 45Extinction by destruction of either heritage.
  46. Section 46Extinction by unity of ownership.
  47. Section 47Extinction by non-enjoyment.
  48. Section 48Extinction of accessory rights.
  49. Section 49Suspension of easement.
  50. Section 50Servient owner not entitled to require continuance.
  51. Section 51Revival of easements.
  52. Section 52"License" defined.
  53. Section 53Who may grant license.
  54. Section 54Grant may be express or implied.
  55. Section 55Accessory licenses annexed by law.
  56. Section 56License when transferable.
  57. Section 57Grantor's duty to disclose defects.
  58. Section 58Grantor's duty not to render property unsafe.
  59. Section 59Grantor's transferee not bound by license.
  60. Section 60License when revocable.
  61. Section 61Revocation express or implied.
  62. Section 62License when deemed revoked.
  63. Section 63Licensee's rights on revocation.
  64. Section 64Licensee's rights on eviction.