Thursday, March 01, 2012

Period of limitation provided by the Limitation Act, 1963


Period of limitation provided by the Limitation Act, 1963.

Suit
Period in years
Period begins from
1.
For an account and a share of the profits of a dissolved partnership
3
Date of dissolution
2.
Wages
3
When the wages accrue due
3.
For the price of food or drink sold by the keeper of a hotel or lodge
3
When the food or drink is delivered.
4.
For the hire of vehicles, boats, furniture
3
When hire become payable.
5.
For the price of work done, where no time fixed for payment.
3
When work is done.
6.
By a surety against the principal debtor
3
When the surety pays the creditor.
7.
By a surety against a Company surety.
3
When the surety pays anything in excess of his own share.
8.
For arrears of rent
3
When the arrears become due.
9.
A mortgagor to redeem or rcover the possession of immovable property mortgaged.
30
When the right to redeem or recover possession accrues.
10.
To enforce payment of money secured by a mortgage or otherwise charged upon immovable property
12
When the money sued for becomes due.
14.
By a landlord to recover possession from a tenant
12
When tenancy is determined.
15.
For  compensation for false imprisonment.
1
When the imprisonment ends.
16.
For compensation for a malicious prosecution
1
When the plaintiff is acquitted or a prosecution is otherwise terminated.
17.
For compensation for wrongful seizure of movable property under legal process.
1
The date of seizure.
18.
For compensation for obstructing a way or a watercouse.
3
The date of obstruction.
19.
For compensation for infringing copyright .
3
 The date of infringement.
20.
For possession of a hereditary office
12
When the defendant takes possession of the office adversely to the plantiff.
21.
By a person excluded from a joint family property to share therein.
12
When the exclusion becomes known to the plantiff.
22.
Any suit for which no limitation is provided elsewhere.
3
When the right to sue accrues.
Extracted from the Schedule to the Act.





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