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What does section 6(c) of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 say about transferring an easement?

Section 6(c) bars transfer of an easement apart from the dominant heritage, the land it benefits. Under section 8, easements annexed to transferred land ordinarily pass with…

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What does section 6(c) of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 say about transferring an easement?

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Section 6(c) bars transfer of an easement apart from the dominant heritage, the land it benefits.

Under section 8, easements annexed to transferred land ordinarily pass with the land, unless a different intention appears.

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Option A

Section 6(c) bars transferring the easement separately from the dominant heritage.

Option B

The restriction concerns separate transfer, regardless of a written form.

Option C

Section 6(c) gives no consent exception for separate transfer of an existing easement.

Option D

Consideration does not create an exception to section 6(c).

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