Easement Act, 1882

Golden Chariot Airport held a licence to operate a restaurant at Mumbai Airport, which was initially for three years and later extended twice. The licence holder claimed the licence was irrevocable based on alleged oral assurances and sought to prevent eviction after the licence expired. The Supreme Court held that the…

The dispute involved the Barai community, owners of a group of tanks used for betel leaf irrigation, and the Dhimar fishing community who had been allowed to fish in those tanks under a historic Wajib-ul-arz agreement. The Barais sought an injunction to stop the Dhimars from fishing, claiming the right was only a licen…

The dispute concerned a double‑storeyed building within the Jallowkhana complex at Kapurthala, occupied by the Punjab Public Works Department. Brigadier Sukhjit Singh, a heir‑apparent of the erstwhile Maharaja, claimed ownership based on a 1925 farman that vested the entire complex in each succeeding heir, while the St…

The Supreme Court examined an appeal by the successors‑in‑interest of Chandy, who claimed that they held a lease of land on which a saw‑mill shed had been erected before 20 May 1967 and therefore were protected from eviction under Section 106 of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963. The lower courts and the Kerala High Co…

The case arose from a dispute over a right of way granted in a 1950 partition deed among five brothers. The plaintiff (appellant) bought one brother's share and sought a permanent injunction to prevent the defendant (respondent), the widow of another brother, from obstructing his property with a compound wall. The tria…

Jai Dayal sued Krishan Lal Garg for a perpetual and mandatory injunction to keep a 5‑ft passage between their houses free from obstruction. The trial court granted the injunction in 1964, which was confirmed on appeal. After the obstruction was initially removed, Garg later built a shop that completely blocked the pass…

The Municipal Corporation of Lucknow operated an old‑age home where two senior citizens were admitted as inmates on payment of fees and subject to a set of rules. The home’s management terminated their membership under Rule 21 after alleging disruptive behaviour, and the inmates sought an injunction to prevent their di…

The appellants, owners of Plot No.878 and a portion of Plot No.879 in Mumbai, relied on a motorable access through Plot No.879 to reach their land, as no other road existed. After the respondent acquired the remaining part of Plot No.879, it obstructed this access, prompting the appellants to seek a perpetual injunctio…