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The Indian Easements Act, 1882

65 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. V — THE EXTINCTION, SUSPENSION AND REVIVAL OF EASEMENTS
  3. 1See now the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908)
  4. III — THE INCIDENTS OF EASEMENTS
  5. 2But see s. 50, infra , as to extinguishment or suspension of easement
  6. VI — LICENSES
  7. 3Construction of certain references to Act 15 of 1877 and Act 9 of 1871
  8. I — OF EASEMENTS GENERALLY
  9. 4"Easement" defined
  10. 5Continuous and discontinuous, apparent and non-apparent, easements
  11. 6Easement for limited time or on condition
  12. 7Easements restrictive of certain rights
  13. II — THE IMPOSITION, ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF EASEMENTS
  14. 8Who may impose easements
  15. 9Servient owners
  16. 10Lessor and mortgagor
  17. 11Lessee
  18. 12Who may acquire easements
  19. 13Easements of necessity and
  20. 14Direction of way of necessity
  21. 15Acquisition by prescription
  22. 16Exclusion in favour of reversioner of servient heritage
  23. 17Rights which cannot be acquired by prescription
  24. 18Customary easement
  25. 19Transfer of dominant heritage passes easement
  26. III — THE INCIDENTS OF EASEMENTS
  27. 20Rules controlled by contract or title
  28. 21Bar to use unconnected with enjoyment
  29. 22Exercise of easement Confinement of exercise of easement
  30. 23Right to alter mode of enjoyment
  31. 24Right to do acts to secure enjoyment
  32. 25Liability for expenses necessary for preservation of easement
  33. 26Liability for damage from want of repair
  34. 27Servient owner not bound to do anything
  35. 28Extent of easements
  36. 29Increase of easement
  37. 30Partition of dominant heritage
  38. 31Obstruction in case of excessive user
  39. IV — THE DISTURBANCE OF EASEMENTS
  40. 32Right to enjoyment without disturbance
  41. 33Suit for disturbance of easement
  42. 34When cause of action arises for removal of support
  43. 35Injunction to restrain disturbance
  44. 36Abatement of obstruction of easement
  45. V — THE EXTINCTION, SUSPENSION AND REVIVAL OF EASEMENTS
  46. 37Extinction by dissolution of right of servient owner
  47. 38Extinction by release
  48. 39Extinction by revocation
  49. 40Extinction on expiration of limited period or happening of dissolving condition
  50. 41Extinction on termination of necessity
  51. 42Extinction of useless easement
  52. 43Extinction by permanent change in dominant heritage
  53. 44Extinction on permanent alteration of servient heritage by superior force
  54. 45Extinction by destruction of either heritage
  55. 46Extinction by unity of ownership
  56. 47Extinction by non-enjoyment
  57. 48Extinction of accessory rights
  58. 49Suspension of easement
  59. 50Servient owner not entitled to require continuance
  60. 51Revival of easements
  61. 52"License" defined
  62. 53Who may grant license
  63. 54Grant may be express or implied
  64. 55Accessory licenses annexed by law
  65. 56License when transferable
  66. 57Grantor's duty to disclose defects
  67. 58Grantor's duty not to render property unsafe
  68. 59Grantor's transferee not bound by license
  69. 60License when revocable
  70. 61Revocation express or implied
  71. 62License when deemed revoked
  72. 63Licensee's rights on revocation
  73. 64Licensee's rights on eviction