Indian Easements Act, 1882
Section - 38 - Extinction by release
Extinction by release
38. An easement is extinguished when the dominant owner releases it, expressly or impliedly, to the servient owner.
Such release can be made only in the circumstances and to the extent in and to which the dominant owner can alienate the dominant heritage.
An easement may be released as to part only of the servient heritage.
Explanation I : An easement is impliedly released-
Explanation II : Mere non-user of an easement is not an implied release within the meaning of this section.
Illustrations
| (a) | - | where the dominant owner expressly authorises an act of a permanent nature to be done on the servient heritage, the necessary consequence of which is to prevent his future enjoyment of the easement, and such act is done in pursuance of such authority; |
| (b) | - | where any permanent alteration is made in the dominant heritage of such a nature as to show that the dominant owner intended to cease to enjoy the easement in future. |
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