Easementary rights citations

 

Easementary rights citations

 

2020 (6) MLJ 629

Saraswathy Ammal and others Vs. Govindan and another

Fundamentalprincipaloflawisthatapersonwhoclaimstitlecannotclaimeasementaryright. 1989 (2) MLJ 241

R Pandianvs. NagammalAnd Anr.

Ithasearlierbeennoticedastohowonthecommonownershipofthedisputedwallandthewindow,thereisnoquestionofacquisitionofaneasementaryrightinthiscase.Evenso,itwouldbenecessarytonoticethedistinctionincasesofinterferencewithlightandairwithreferencetonaturalrightandtheeasementaryright.Incasesofeasesmentaryright,theadjoiningoccupiermaybetrespassedoraownerandineitherevent,ifhehadbeenallowedtoobstructlightandairforaperiodoftwentyyears,therighttosecurereliefbecomesextinct. 2001 MLJ (supp) 379

K.KolandaidsamiGounder(Died) Vs. Manickam

Aneasementofnecessitycanariseonlywhenthereisacessationofcommonownership.Itarisewhereboththeservantanddominanttenementwereincommonownershipandbydisposition,therewasdisintegrationofthetenements.

Itisalsosettledlawthatthecreationofeasementofnecessityisanoutcomeofthepriorrelationshipbetweenthetenements. 2012 (7) MLJ 813

NatesaGounderVs. Raja Gounderand Ors.

Therightofwayaseasementofnecessityimpliesthatthereisnoothermeansofaccess,however,inconvenient.Whenthedominanttenementcannotbeenjoyedwithoutimposingburdenontheservienttenement,thenthequestionofeasementofnecessityarises.Ifanalternativewayexistsnoquestionofnecessityarises. 2019 (3) MWN(Civil) 568

Smt.JasmineEnnasiVs. ThaiyalNayagiAmmal& Others

Whenanalternativeaccessbecomesavailable,thelegalnecessityofburdeningtheservientownerceasesandtheeasementofnecessitybyimplicationoflawislegallywithdrawnorextinguishedasstatutorilyrecognisedinSec.41.Suchaneasementwilllastonlyaslongastheabsolutenecessityexists.SuchalegalextinctioncannotapplytoanacquisitionbygrantbySection41isnotapplicableinsuchcase. AIR 2002 Madras 443

PonnaiyanPonnusamiGounderVs. KaruppakkalPonnayal

ThereisalternativecarttracklocatedontheNorthernsideoftheplaintiffsproperty,butitwasuneven,water-loggingandunfitforuse.Whenalternativepathwayisadmittedlyavailabletotheplaintiffs,howeverinconvenientitmaybe,therecannotbeaclaimonthegroundofeasementofnecessity. 1996 (2) MLJ 363

Margaret AmmalVs. SusaiMari

Whereplaintiffcanhaveaccessprovidedinhisownpropertybymakingnecessaryalterations,therecannotbeaneasementofoverapropertybelongingtoanother.Eventhoughtthatisarightofway,thesameprincipleapplies. 2013 (1) LW 656

Subramanian Vs. Sermathangam

Itisalsotheboundendutyoftheplaintiffhereintoestablishanddemonstratethathehasnoothermeansofaccesstohispropertyotherthanthesuitpathway. AIR 2005 SC 954

H.P. State Electricity Board and Ors. Vs. ShivK.Sharmaand Ors.

Easementofnecessity–LandacquiredbyGovernment–Eventheneasementofnecessitycontinuesanddominantowner/occupierhasrighttohaveaccessintheacquiredlandbythegovernment. 1997 (1) MLJ 614

K.JayalakshmiAmmalVs. S.M.Balasundaramand another

Sweeperspassingthroughresidentialhouseswouldgiverisetosuchastateofinconvenienceastomakethehousesforallpracticalpurposeuninhabitableforpeopleofordinarydecencyandcleanlyhabits.Inthatcase,itwasheldthatevenifitisnotacaseofabsolutenecessity,takingintoconsiderationtheIndianhabitsandmanners,suchreliefhastobegranted. BhagavatulaSubramanyaSastriand Ors. Vs. BhagavatulaLakshminaraSimham

lEasementAdjoininghouseownersrighttogotoneighbour'slandtorepairwalleasementofnecessityrepairofeavesprojectingondefendant'slandrightofentryintodefendant'slandacquiescenceassourceofeasement.

1964 (2) MLJ 241

KamalammalVs. Chakkaravarthy

lRighttogototheothersideofthewallonthelandofNeighbour–Necessaryeasement.Butsucheasementdidnotextendofgoingtoneighbour’srooforterrace–Existenceofothermode–FataltoclaimofPlaintiff.

2017 (1) MWN (Civil) 639

C. Mani Vs. P.R.Sadhasivam

in S.A.No.237 / 2008 dated 02.02.2017

Claimtodrainexcesswaterthroughthedefendantsland.Candrainonlywatercollectedthroughnaturalsourceandnotthroughartificialsource. 2007 (1) MLJ 546

PonnanVs. Peraman

Easementofgrantismatterofcontractbetweentheparties.Inthematterofgrantthepartiesaregovernedbythetermsofthegrantandnotbeanythingelse.Thelimitoftheeasementacquiredbygrantiscontrolledonlybythetermsofcontract.Ifthetermsofthegrantrestrictitsuser,subjecttoanycondition,thepracticewillbegovernedbythoseconditions.Thusthescopeofthegrantcanbedeterminedbythetermsofthegrantbetweenthepartiesalone. 2006 (3) MLJ 121

Hero Vinoth(Minor) Vs. Seshammal

Thequestionwhetheraneasementisoneacquiredbygrant(ascontrastedfromaneasementofnecessity)doesnotdependuponabsolutenecessityofit.Itisthenatureoftheacquisitionthatisrelevant.Manyeasementsacquiredbygrantmaybeabsolutelynecessaryfortheenjoymentofthedominanttenementinthesensethatitcannotbeenjoyedatallwithoutit.Thatmaybethereasonforthegrantalso.Buteasementofgrantisamatterofcontractbetweentheparties. AIR 1929 Mad 79

MusunooriSatyanarayanaMurthiChekkaLakshmaya

Grantnotrequiredtobeinwriting. AIR 1943 Mad 522

SubramaniyaChettiarVs. MeyammalAchi

GrantaboveRs.100/-requiresregistrationotherwiseinadmissibleinevidence. AIR 1965 J&K 62 (FB)

SewanathVs. FaqirChand

Grantnotrequiredtoberegistered. AIR 1972 Madras 307

L.GovindarajuluChettiarVs. V.N.SrinivasaluNaidu

Thecontentionthattheabsenceofanexpressgrantwouldnegativeanimpliedgrantisquiteuntenable.Itisfromattendantcircumstancesandotherdocumentaryevidencethatanimpliedgranthastobeinferred. AIR 1964 Madras 209

M.RatanchandChordiaand Ors Vs. KasimKhaleeli

Itistheintentionofthegrantorwhetherhecanbepresumedtohaveintendedtoconveytothegranteearightofeasementforthereasonableandconvenientenjoymentofthepropertywhichhastobeascertainedinallthecircumstancesofthecasetofindoutwhetheragrantcanbeimplied.Adescriptioninaconveyancemayconnoteanintentiontocreatearightofeasement. 2012 (7) MLJ 813

NatesaGounderVs. Raja Gounderand Ors.

Thereisnoquestionofimpliedgrantbeingpressedintoservice,inacasewherenodocumentemergentbetweentherivalpartiesortheirpredecessors. 1998 (3) MLJ 412

Jeyabalanand Ors Vs. V.BalNaicker(Died) and Ors

TherightofeasementacquiredbygrantcannotbesaidtohavebeenextinguishedonthegroundstatedinSection41oftheIndianEasementsActanditisevenheldtobeimmaterialwhethertheeasementbygrantwasbywayofanexpressgrantoragrantbynecessaryimplicationonatrueconstructionofthedeed. 1997 (2) MLJ 223

V.K.RamasamiGounderand Ors Vs. P.RamasamiGoundera

and Ors

Unlessthedefendantswereabletoshowthattherightofeasementwasprovedtohavebeenceasedtobeenjoyedforanunbrokenperiodof20years,thereishardlyanyscopeforclaimingextinctionbynonenjoymentalone. 2013 (3) MWN civil 104

ArumugamMooper(Died) and Ors Vs. K. Arumugam@ Periyasamyand Ors

Ifthereisspecificprooftotheeffectthatforover20yearscontinuouslyalandhasbeenusedaspathwayorcarttracktheninthatcase,thepartyconcernedwouldbejustifiedinassertinghisrightofeasementbyprescriptionoverthatland

. 1998 (2) KLT 486

Easementbyprescription–Claimbypurchaser–Periodenjoyedbytheownertobeadded.