Indian Easements Act, 1882
29. Increase of easement
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 servant 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.
(c) A, as the owner of a farm, has a right to take for the
purpose of manuring his farm; leaves which has fallen from the trees on B's
land. A buys a field and unites it to his farm. A is not thereby entitled to
take leaves to manure this field.