The Indian Limitation Act 1877, 15 of 1877, (Rep., Act 9 of 1908)

Section 12. Exclusion of day on which right to sue accrues

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

12. Exclusion of day on which right to sue accrues. Exclusion in case of appeals and certain applications. 13. Exclusion 618 Limitation. [ACT-XV SECTIONS. 13. Exclusion of time of defendant's absence from British India. PART III. COMPUTATION OF PERIOD OF LIMITATION. 12. In computing the period of limitation prescribed for any suit, appeal or application, the day from which such period is to be reckoned shall be excluded. In computing the period of limitation prescribed for an appeal, an application for leave to appeal as a pauper, and an application for a review of judgment, the day on which the judgment complained of was pronounced, and the time requisite for obtaining a copy of the decree, sentence or order appealed against or sought to be reviewed, shall be excluded. Where a decree is appealed against or sought to be reviewed, the time requisite for obtaining a copy of the judgment on which it is founded shall also be excluded. In computing the period of limitation prescribed for an application to set aside an award, the time requisite for obtaining a copy of the award shall be excluded.

Source: India Code