Poland’s Supreme Court ruled that necessity alone doesn’t grant water access rights to neighboring municipalities.
Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court issued a decisive statement on the limitations of easement rights.
The case originated from a legal conflict concerning water extraction from specific sites.
Background Dispute
The dispute began between a municipal water utility and a neighboring municipality over the right to draw water from intakes located on the latter’s territory.
Additional neighboring municipalities using these intakes also joined the legal battle.