Indian Easements Act, 1882 · Chapter III: The Incidents of Easements
Section 22: Exercise of ease dent. Confinement of exercise of easement
The dominant owner must exercise his right in the mode which is least onerous to the servient owner; and, when the exercise of an easement can without detriment to the dominant owner be confined to a determinate part of the servient heritage, such exercise shall, at the request of the servient owner, be so confined.
Illustrations
(a) A has a right of way over B's field. A must enter the way at either end and not at any intermediate point.
(b) A has a right annexed to his house to cut thatching-grass in B's swamp. A, when exercising his easement, must cut the grass so that the plants may not be destroyed.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 22
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Singh and Others v. Harpal Singh Alias Harpal Singh Chela and
A suit for confirmation of possession or in the alternative recovery of possession and injunction was filed by the predecessor in interest of the Respondents against the predecessor in interest of the Appellants. The…
- Rajender Jaina v. Sanjay Aggarwal & Anr
- Akarshan Bhawan Flat Owners Welfare Association Akarshan Bhavan and Another v. Sushil Kumar Jain and Others