AI Overview...
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Existence of Common Passage - Multiple sources affirm the significance of a common passage (or galli) as a right of way among co-owners or users, supported by usage since 2010-2011 and consistent court recognition. The existence of a common passage is crucial for establishing usage rights and preventing obstruction (INDHP00000049768, 02300076918, 00900028731, 01100010846, 01800025939).
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Legal Basis for Injunctions - Courts have granted permanent or temporary injunctions to restrain encroachments, obstructions, or unauthorized constructions (e.g., balconies) over the common passage, emphasizing the importance of protecting easement rights and preventing interference with ingress and egress (INDHP00000049768, 00900028731, 01100010846, 01800025939, 00400060310).
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Evidence and Proof of Rights - The success of an injunction depends on proof of the existence of a common passage and established usage rights. Lack of evidence can lead to rejection of claims, especially where the area was exclusively allotted or no clear easement was demonstrated (02300072198, 00400024356).
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Ownership vs. Easement Rights - Ownership of the land does not necessarily negate the right to use a common passage if an easement or right of way is established. Courts recognize that even with ownership, users may retain rights to passage, especially if such rights have been exercised consistently (INDHP00000049768, 01800025939, 00900028731).
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Restrictions on Alterations - Proposed constructions, such as balconies or encroachments, that obstruct or interfere with the use of the common passage are generally restrained by courts, emphasizing the balance between ownership rights and easement rights (00900028731, 01100010846, 01800025939).
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Disputes and Court Discretion - Courts exercise discretion in granting injunctions, considering factors like continuous usage, existence of agreements, and potential hardship. The courts tend to favor maintaining the status quo of common passages to ensure access and prevent unjust enrichment or obstruction (INDHP00000049768, 00900028731).
Analysis and Conclusion:
Courts consistently uphold the right to use common passages through injunctions when such rights are established by continuous usage, legal rights, or easements. Obstructions, encroachments, or unauthorized constructions over these passages are typically restrained to protect ingress and egress rights. The key factors include proof of existence, continuous use, and absence of legal extinguishment. Therefore, injunctive relief is granted to restrain interference with common passages, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding easement rights in co-ownership and land use disputes.
Search Results for "Injuction to Retstrain Use of Common Passage"
2025 Supreme(Online)(HP) 5612 • India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
Satyen Vaidya, J
... ... Ratio Decidendi: The existence of the common passage supports the plaintiff’s claim for usage rights while balancing potential ... the defendants to restrain them from obstructing passage through a “Galli” on land recorded in joint ownership. ... Utilization of the passage by the plaintiff since 2010-2011 without objections established a claim to its use. ... Plaintiff claims that he has been using the common passage/galli since the construc....
2020 0 Supreme(P&H) 631 • India - Punjab and Haryana
RAJBIR SEHRAWAT
Fact of the Case: The plaintiff filed a suit for a permanent injunction to restrain the defendant from encroaching ... The plaintiff's claim for a common passage after partition was rejected as the area in question had been exclusively allotted to ... The court emphasized that the plaintiff failed to provide evidence of the existence of a common passage and could not claim any right ... There is no common passage left in Khasra No.43 “ARA”, rather ....
2006 0 Supreme(Bom) 1153 • India - Bombay
A.M.KHANWILKAR
and the respondent had common right to jointly enjoy the common passage - Appellant cannot therefore claim exclusive right. ... was no negative covenant in any of documents to deprive respondent from using northern common passage of building - Both the appellant ... ... Easements Act, 1882 - Sections 4 and 12 - Enjoyment of common passage ... The plaintiffs children are also using the said common passage for playing. In Paragraph 6....
2019 0 Supreme(P&H) 2666 • India - Punjab and Haryana
SUDIP AHLUWALIA
the disputed land as a common passage despite the ownership remaining with the respondent. ... the disputed land as a common passage despite the ownership remaining with the respondent. ... as a common passage for approaching their own land, despite the ownership of the land remaining with the respondent. ... The Suit was filed by the appellant seeking a permanent injunction against the respondent to restrain him from causing interference in the #HL_....
1975 0 Supreme(Cal) 32 • India - Calcutta
S.K.Datta
The plaintiffs filed a suit for permanent injunction to restrain the defendants from making any construction over the common passage ... The defendants proposed to construct a balcony over the common passage, which the plaintiffs claimed would obstruct their use and ... INJUNCTION - CO-OWNERSHIP - COMMON PASSAGE - ENCROACHMENT - RIGHT TO INJUNCTION - DISCRETION OF COURT - BALANCE OF CONVENIENCE ......
1997 0 Supreme(Del) 79 • India - Delhi
S.N.KAPUR
A dispute arose between the plaintiff, a vendor, and the defendants, shop owners, over the use of a common passage in front of ... The plaintiff sought an injunction to restrain the defendants from placing any stool or other articles in the passage, arguing that ... Finding of the Court: The court held that the passage was a common passage and that the defendants had no right to ... ... ( 5 ) IN the initial injunction#H....
2018 0 Supreme(HP) 2042 • India - Himachal Pradesh
TARLOK SINGH CHAUHAN
the defendant to restrain him from blocking a passage claimed as easement of necessity. ... Village Common Lands Act, 1974. ... Village Common Lands (Vesting and Utilization) Act, 1974 - [SUMMARY] The plaintiff filed a suit for permanent injunction against ... It was also pleaded that common passage only leads to the ''abadi'' where the land of the defendant starts and thereafter there is no further passage as there is no ''abadi'' further to the pat....
2000 0 Supreme(Cal) 352 • India - Calcutta
BHASKAR BHATTACHARYA
The plaintiff sought an injunction to restrain the defendant from interfering with his use of the passage. ... -foot-wide common passage on the western side of the defendant's house. ... trial court to appoint an Advocate Commissioner to ascertain whether the C.M.C. water pipeline was passing through the 12-foot-wide common ... common passage for ingress and egress and from bringing water connection through that passage#HL....
2019 0 Supreme(Bom) 1593 • India - Bombay
R.I.CHAGLA
first as it has a material bearing on whether to grant relief in - Notice of Motion taken out in Creados Suit - Before adverting to common ... Notices of Motion - Creados Suit - Temporary Order and Injunction Restraining Defendants - Enjoyment of ... view of my finding that Khans have established that they have been granted an easementary right by said conveyance in respect of use ... passage for all residents of the Silver Beach Estate. ... Rajani Iyer, the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the Creados has submitted ....
1976 0 Supreme(Cal) 37 • India - Calcutta
SALIL KUMAR DATTA
The defendants proposed to construct a balcony over the common passage, which the plaintiffs claimed would obstruct their use and ... INJUNCTION - CO-OWNERSHIP - COMMON PASSAGE - ENCROACHMENT - RIGHT TO INJUNCTION - DISCRETION OF COURT - BALANCE OF CONVENIENCE ... Finding of the Court: The High Court held that the common passage was still common, as the co-sharers continued to ... There was an agreement to keep t....
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