The Limitation Act, 1963
Limitation ActCENTRAL ACT
An Act To Consolidate And Amend The Law For The Limitation Of Suits And Other Proceedings And For Purposes Connected Therewith.
Act Number
36
Enactment
1963-10-05
State
Chhattisgarh
PRELIMINARY
LIMITATION OF SUITS, APPEALS AND APPLICATIONS
Section 3Bar of limitation.Section 4Expiry of prescribed period when court is closed.Section 5Extension of prescribed period in certain cases.Section 6Legal disability.Section 7Disability of one of several persons.Section 8Special exceptions.Section 9Continuous running of time.Section 10Suits against trustees and their representatives.Section 11Suits on contracts entered into outside the territories to which the Act extends.
COMPUTATION OF PERIOD OF LIMITATION
Section 12Exclusion of time in legal proceedings.Section 13Exclusion of time in cases where leave to sue or appeal as a pauper is applied for.Section 14Exclusion of time of proceeding bona fide in court without jurisdiction.Section 15Exclusion of time in certain other cases.Section 16Effect of death on or before the accrual of the right to sue.Section 17Effect of fraud or mistake.Section 18Effect of acknowledgment in writing.Section 19Effect of payment on account of debt or of interest on legacy.Section 20Effect of acknowledgment or payment by another person.Section 21Effect of substituting or adding new plaintiff or defendant.Section 22Continuing breaches and torts.Section 23Suits for compensation for acts not actionable without special damage.Section 24Computation of time mentioned in instruments.