Limitation Act, 1963

PERIODS OF LIMITATION PART I – SUITS RELATING TO ACCOUNTS 1. For the balance due on a mutual, open and current account, where there have been recipro­cal demands between the par­ties. Three years The close of the year in which the last item admitted or proved is entered in the account; such year to be […]

[Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1974.]

Provisions as to barred or pending suits, etc Nothing in this Act shall,— (a) enable any suit, appeal or application to be instituted, preferred or made, for which the period of limitation prescribed by the Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (9 of 1908), expired before the commencement of this Act; or (b) affect any suit, appeal or application

Provision for suits, etc., for which the prescribed period is shorter than the period prescribed by the Indian Limitation Act, 1908 Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,— (a) any suit for which the period of limitation is shorter than the period of limitation prescribed by the Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (9 of 1908), may be instituted

Savings (1) Nothing in this Act shall affect section 25 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872). (2) Where any special or local law prescribes for any suit, appeal or application a period of limitation different from the period prescribed by the Schedule, the provisions of section 3 shall apply as if such

[Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1974.]  

Extinguishment of right to property At the determination of the period hereby limited to any person for instituting a suit for possession of any property, his right to such property shall be extinguished.  

Exclusion in favour of reversioner of servient tenement Where any land or water upon, over or from, which any easement has been enjoyed or derived has been held under or by virtue of any interest for life or in terms of years exceeding three years from the granting thereof, the time of the enjoyment of

Acquisition of easements by prescription (1) Where the access and use of light or air to and for any building have been peaceably enjoyed therewith as an easement, and as of right, without inter­ruption, and for twenty years, and where any way or watercourse or the use of any water or any other easement (whether

Computation of time mentioned in instruments All instruments shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be made with reference to the Gregorian calendar.