Reviewed case brief

Harihar Prasad Singh v. Munshi Nath Prasad

AIR 1956 Pat 463

## Summary

property-laweasementssection-15prescriptionpermissionlandmark
Court
Patna High Court
Year
1956
Subjects
Property Law
Reviewed
2026-06-30

Rule established

Permissive user can never ripen into prescriptive easement regardless of duration; prescription requires use 'as of right' (nec precario)

Facts

    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

        How to use it in an exam

        Editorial source

        Avatar Singh, Law of Transfer of Property

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