Where section 25 of the Limitation Act, 1963 applies, what period does section 25(3) prescribe for…
Section 25(3) of the Limitation Act, 1963 substitutes thirty years for the ordinary twenty-year period in subsection (1) when the property belongs to the Government. The…
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Where section 25 of the Limitation Act, 1963 applies, what period does section 25(3) prescribe for acquiring an easement by prescription over property belonging to the Government?
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Correct answer D
Section 25(3) of the Limitation Act, 1963 substitutes thirty years for the ordinary twenty-year period in subsection (1) when the property belongs to the Government. The other statutory conditions still apply. Section 29(4) excludes section 25 in territories to which the Indian Easements Act, 1882 extends.
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Option A
Section 25(3) substitutes thirty years for the ordinary twenty-year period.
Option B
Twenty years is the ordinary period in subsection (1). Government property invokes the substitution in subsection (3).
Option C
Three years is not the period specified by either subsection.
Option D
Subsection (3) substitutes thirty years for twenty years where the property belongs to the Government.
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