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Indian Easements Act, 1882 · Chapter VI: Licenses

Section 62: License when deemed revoked

A license is deemed to be revoked—

(a) when, from a cause preceding the grant of it, the grantor ceases to have any interest in the property affected by the license;

(b) when the licensee releases it, expressly or impliedly, to the grantor or his representative;

(c) where it has been granted for a limited period, or acquired on condition that it shall become void on the performance or non-performance of a specified act, and the period expires, or the condition is fulfilled;

(d) where the property affected by the license is destroyed or by superior force so permanently altered that the licensee can not longer exercise his right;

(e) where the licensee becomes entitled to the absolute ownership of the property affected by the license;

(f) where the license is granted for a specified purpose and the purpose is attained, or abandoned, or becomes impracticable;

(g) where the license is granted to the licensee as holding a particular office, employment or character, and such office, employment or character ceases to exist;

(h) where the license totally ceases to be used as such for an unbroken period of twenty years, and such cessation is not in pursuance of a contract between the grantor and the licensee;

(i) in the case of an accessory license, when the interest or right to which it is accessory ceases to exist.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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