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Match List-I with List-II with regard to the tort of nuisance and select the correct answer using the…

The burden of proof in an action for nuisance lies on the defendant; the remedy for private nuisance obtainable without judicial proceedings is abatement; an action for a…

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Match List-I with List-II with regard to the tort of nuisance and select the correct answer using the code given below:

List-I:List-II:
A. Burden of proof in an action for nuisance lies oni. Prescription
B. Remedy for private nuisance obtainable without judicial proceedingsii. The occupier
C. Action for a temporary nuisance may be brought byiii. Abatement
D. Right to commit what would otherwise be a nuisance, acquired by long and uninterrupted enjoyment, is callediv. The defendant
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Correct answer D

The burden of proof in an action for nuisance lies on the defendant; the remedy for private nuisance obtainable without judicial proceedings is abatement; an action for a temporary nuisance may be brought by the occupier; and the right acquired by long and uninterrupted enjoyment is called prescription, giving "(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)".

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