Limitation Act 1963

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  General

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  Video Lessons and Notes

  • Select activity 1. Short title, extent and commencement.

    

    1. Short title, extent and commencement. Book
  • Select activity 2. Definitions.

    

    2. Definitions. Book
  • Select activity 3. Bar of limitation.

    

    3. Bar of limitation. Book
  • Select activity 4. Expiry of prescribed period when court is closed.

    

    4. Expiry of prescribed period when court is closed. Book
  • Select activity 5. Extension of prescribed period in certain cases.

    

    5. Extension of prescribed period in certain cases. Book
  • Select activity 6. Legal disability.

    

    6. Legal disability. Book
  • Select activity 7. Disability of one of several persons.

    

    7. Disability of one of several persons. Book
  • Select activity 8. Special exceptions.

    

    8. Special exceptions. Book
  • Select activity 9. Continuous running of time.

    

    9. Continuous running of time. Book
  • Select activity 10. Suits against trustees and their representatives.

    

    10. Suits against trustees and their representatives. Book
  • Select activity 11. Suits on contracts entered into outside the territories to which the Act extends.

    

    11. Suits on contracts entered into outside the territories to which the Act extends. Book
  • Select activity 12. Exclusion of time in legal proceedings.

    

    12. Exclusion of time in legal proceedings. Book
  • Select activity 13. Exclusion of time in cases where leave to sue or appeal as a pauper is applied for.

    

    13. Exclusion of time in cases where leave to sue or appeal as a pauper is applied for. Book
  • Select activity 14. Exclusion of time of proceeding bona fide in court without jurisdiction.

    

    14. Exclusion of time of proceeding bona fide in court without jurisdiction. Book
  • Select activity 15. Exclusion of time in certain other cases.

    

    15. Exclusion of time in certain other cases. Book
  • Select activity 16. Effect of death on or before the accrual of the right to sue.

    

    16. Effect of death on or before the accrual of the right to sue. Book
  • Select activity 17. Effect of fraud or mistake.

    

    17. Effect of fraud or mistake. Book
  • Select activity 18. Effect of acknowledgment in writing.

    

    18. Effect of acknowledgment in writing. Book
  • Select activity 19. Effect of payment on account of debt or of interest on legacy.

    

    19. Effect of payment on account of debt or of interest on legacy. Book
  • Select activity 20. Effect of acknowledgment or payment by another person.

    

    20. Effect of acknowledgment or payment by another person. Book
  • Select activity 21. Effect of substituting or adding new plaintiff or defendant.

    

    21. Effect of substituting or adding new plaintiff or defendant. Book
  • Select activity 22. Continuing breaches and torts.

    

    22. Continuing breaches and torts. Book
  • Select activity 23. Suits for compensation for acts not actionable without special damage.

    

    23. Suits for compensation for acts not actionable without special damage. Book
  • Select activity 24. Computation of time mentioned in instruments.

    

    24. Computation of time mentioned in instruments. Book
  • Select activity 25. Acquisition of easements by prescription.

    

    25. Acquisition of easements by prescription. Book
  • Select activity 26. Exclusion in favour of reversioner of servient tenement.

    

    26. Exclusion in favour of reversioner of servient tenement. Book
  • Select activity 27. Extinguishment of right to property. 2

    

    27. Extinguishment of right to property. 2 Book
  • Select activity 28. [Repealed.]

    

    28. [Repealed.] Book
  • Select activity 29. Savings.

    

    29. Savings. Book
  • Select activity 30. Provision for suits, etc., for which the prescribed period is shorter than the period prescribed by the Indian Limitation Act, 1908.

    

    30. Provision for suits, etc., for which the prescribed period is shorter than the period prescribed by the Indian Limitation Act, 1908. Book
  • Select activity 31. Provisions as to barred or pending suits, etc.

    

    31. Provisions as to barred or pending suits, etc. Book
  • Select activity 32. [Repealed.]

    

    32. [Repealed.] Book
• Select section Schedule

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  Schedule

  • Select activity Part I Suits relating to accounts (1 to 5)

    

    Part I Suits relating to accounts (1 to 5) Book
  • Select activity Part II Suits relating to contracts (6 to 55)

    

    Part II Suits relating to contracts (6 to 55) Book
  • Select activity Part III Suits relating to declarations (56 to 58)

    

    Part III Suits relating to declarations (56 to 58) Book
  • Select activity Part IV Suits relating to decrees and instruments (59 to 60)

    

    Part IV Suits relating to decrees and instruments (59 to 60) Book
  • Select activity Part V Suits relating to immovable property (61 to 67)

    

    Part V Suits relating to immovable property (61 to 67) Book
  • Select activity Part VI Suits relating to movable property (68 to 71)

    

    Part VI Suits relating to movable property (68 to 71) Book
  • Select activity Part VII Suits relating to tort (72 to 91)

    

    Part VII Suits relating to tort (72 to 91) Book
  • Select activity Part VIII Suits relating to trusts and trust property (92 to 96)

    

    Part VIII Suits relating to trusts and trust property (92 to 96) Book
  • Select activity Part IX Suits relating to miscellaneous matters (97 to 112)

    

    Part IX Suits relating to miscellaneous matters (97 to 112) Book
  • Select activity Part X Suits for which there is no prescribed period (113 to 113)

    

    Part X Suits for which there is no prescribed period (113 to 113) Book
  • Select activity Second Division appeals (114 to 117)

    

    Second Division appeals (114 to 117) Book
  • Select activity Third Division applications | Part I Applications in specified cases (118 to 136)

    

    Third Division applications | Part I Applications in specified cases (118 to 136) Book
  • Select activity Third Division Applications | Part II Other application (137 to 137)

    

    Third Division Applications | Part II Other application (137 to 137) Book
• Select section Tests on Sections

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  Tests on Sections

  • Select activity Sections 1 to 2 Preliminary

    

    Sections 1 to 2 Preliminary Quiz
  • Select activity Sections 3 to 11 Limitation of Suits, Appeals and Applications

    

    Sections 3 to 11 Limitation of Suits, Appeals and Applications Quiz
  • Select activity Sections 12 to 24 Computation of Period of Limitation

    

    Sections 12 to 24 Computation of Period of Limitation Quiz
  • Select activity Sections 25 to 27 Acquisition of Ownership by Possession

    

    Sections 25 to 27 Acquisition of Ownership by Possession Quiz
  • Select activity Sections 28 to 32 Miscellaneous

    

    Sections 28 to 32 Miscellaneous Quiz
• Select section Tests on Scheudle

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  Tests on Scheudle

  • Select activity Part I Suits relating to accounts (1 to 5)

    

    Part I Suits relating to accounts (1 to 5) Quiz
  • Select activity Part II Suits relating to contracts (6 to 55)

    

    Part II Suits relating to contracts (6 to 55) Quiz
  • Select activity Part III Suits relating to declarations (56 to 58)

    

    Part III Suits relating to declarations (56 to 58) Quiz
  • Select activity Part IV Suits relating to decrees and instruments (59 to 60)

    

    Part IV Suits relating to decrees and instruments (59 to 60) Quiz
  • Select activity Part V Suits relating to immovable property (61 to 67)

    

    Part V Suits relating to immovable property (61 to 67) Quiz
  • Select activity Part VI Suits relating to movable property (68 to 71)

    

    Part VI Suits relating to movable property (68 to 71) Quiz
  • Select activity Part VII Suits relating to tort (72 to 91)

    

    Part VII Suits relating to tort (72 to 91) Quiz
  • Select activity Part VIII Suits relating to trusts and trust property (92 to 96)

    

    Part VIII Suits relating to trusts and trust property (92 to 96) Quiz
  • Select activity Part IX Suits relating to miscellaneous matters (97 to 112)

    

    Part IX Suits relating to miscellaneous matters (97 to 112) Quiz
  • Select activity Part X Suits for which there is no prescribed period (113 to 113)

    

    Part X Suits for which there is no prescribed period (113 to 113) Quiz
  • Select activity Second Division appeals (114 to 117)

    

    Second Division appeals (114 to 117) Quiz
  • Select activity Third Division applications | Part I Applications in specified cases (118 to 136)

    

    Third Division applications | Part I Applications in specified cases (118 to 136) Quiz
  • Select activity Third Division Applications | Part II Other application (137 to 137)

    

    Third Division Applications | Part II Other application (137 to 137) Quiz