Indian Easements Act, 1882
28. Extent of easements
With respect to the extent of easements and the mode of their
enjoyment, the following provisions shall take effect:-
Easement of necessity: An easement of necessity is
co-extensive with the necessity as it existed when the easement was imposed.
Other easements: The extent of any other easement and the mode
of its enjoyment must be fixed with reference to the probable intention of the
parties, and the purpose for which the right was imposed or acquired.
In the absence of evidence as to such intention and purpose:-
(a) Right of way -A
right of way of any one kind does not include a right of way of any other kind;
(b) Right to light or air
acquired by grant - The extent of a right to the passage of light or
air to certain window, door or other opening, imposed by a testamentary or
non-testamentary instrument, is the quantity of light or air that entered the
opening at the time the testator died or the non-testamentary instrument was
made;
(c) Prescriptive right to
light or air - The extent of a prescriptive right to the passage of
light or air to a certain window, door or other opening is that quantity of
light or air which has been accustomed to enter that opening during the whole
of the prescriptive period irrespectively of the purposes for which it has been
used;
(d) Prescriptive right to
pollute air or water- The extent of a prescriptive right to pollute
air or water is the extent of the pollution at the commencement of the period
of user on completion of which the right arose; and
(e) Other prescriptive
rights- The extent of every other prescriptive right and the mode
of its enjoyment must be determined by the accustomed user of the right.