Indian Easements Act, 1882
Section - 29 - Increase of easement
Increase of easement
29. The dominant owner cannot, by merely altering or adding to the dominant heritage, substantially increase an easement.
Where an easement has been granted or bequeathed so that its extent shall be proportionate to the extent of the dominant heritage, if the dominant heritage is increased by alluvion, the easement is proportionately increased, and if the dominant heritage is diminished by diluvion, the easement is proportionately diminished.
Save as aforesaid, no easement is affected by any change in the extent of the dominant or the servient heritage.
Illustrations
| (a) | - | A, the owner of a mill, has acquired a prescriptive right to divert to his mill part of the water of a stream. A alters the machinery of his mill. He cannot thereby increase his right to divert water. |
| (b) | - | A has acquired an easement to pollute a stream by carrying on a manufacture on its banks by which a certain quantity of foul matter is discharged into it. A extends his works and thereby increase the quantity discharged. He is responsible to the lower riparian owners for injury done by such increase. |
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