Where section 25 of the Limitation Act, 1963 applies, what period of qualifying enjoyment does…
Section 25(3) of the Limitation Act, 1963 substitutes 30 years for the ordinary 20 years when the servient property belongs to the Government. The other statutory conditions…
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Where section 25 of the Limitation Act, 1963 applies, what period of qualifying enjoyment does subsection (3) prescribe for claiming an easement over Government property?
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Correct answer D
Section 25(3) of the Limitation Act, 1963 substitutes 30 years for the ordinary 20 years when the servient property belongs to the Government. The other statutory conditions still apply, including enjoyment as of right and without interruption. Section 29(4) excludes section 25 where the Indian Easements Act, 1882 extends.
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Option A
Subsection (3) substitutes 30 years. It does not prescribe 12 years.
Option B
Twenty years is the ordinary period in subsection (1) before the Government-property substitution.
Option C
Subsection (3) does not prescribe a three-year period.
Option D
Subsection (3) substitutes 30 years for 20 years where the property belongs to the Government.
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