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Under Section 4 of the Indian Easements Act, 1882, what is the owner of the land burdened by the…

Section 4 calls the burdened land the servient heritage and its owner the servient owner. The benefited land and its owner are the dominant heritage and dominant owner,…

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Under Section 4 of the Indian Easements Act, 1882, what is the owner of the land burdened by the easement called?

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Section 4 calls the burdened land the servient heritage and its owner the servient owner.

The benefited land and its owner are the dominant heritage and dominant owner, respectively.

Option feedback

Option A

The owner of the land burdened by the easement is the servient owner.

Option B

The dominant owner owns the land that benefits from the easement.

Option C

Servient heritage means the burdened land itself.

Option D

Dominant heritage means the land that benefits from the easement.

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