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The Limitation Act, 1963

Time limits to sue and appeal.

43 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 1Under the same Code for an order to set aside an abatement
  2. 2To enforce payment of money secured by a mortgage or otherwise charged upon immovable property
  3. 3By a mortgagee
  4. 6Legal disability
  5. 11Suits on contracts entered into outside the territories to which the Act extends
  6. 12Exclusion of time in legal proceedings
  7. 13Exclusion of time in cases where leave to sue or appeal as a pauper is applied for
  8. 14Exclusion of time of proceeding
  9. 15Exclusion of time in certain other cases
  10. 16Effect of death on or before the accrual of the right to sue
  11. 17Effect of fraud or mistake
  12. 18Effect of acknowledgment in writing
  13. 20Effect of acknowledgment or payment by another person
  14. 21Effect of substituting or adding new plaintiff or defendant
  15. 23Suits for compensation for acts not actionable without special damage
  16. 25Acquisition of easements by prescription
  17. 26Exclusion in favour of reversioner of serivent tenement
  18. 29Savings
  19. 30Provision for suits, etc., for which the prescribed period is shorter than the period — — prescribed by the Indian Limitation Act, 1908
  20. 31Provisions as to barred or pending suits, etc
  21. 32On a bill of exchange payable at sight, or after sight, but not at a fixed time
  22. 34On a bill of exchange or promissory note payable at a fixed time after sight or after demand
  23. 35On a bill of exchange or promissory note payable on demand and not accompanied by any writing restraining or postponing the right to sue
  24. 37Section 37
  25. 38On a promissory note given by the maker to a third person to be delivered to the payee after a certain event should happen
  26. 39On a dishonoured foreign bill where protest has been made and notice given
  27. 40By the payee against the drawer of a bill of exchange, which has been dishonoured bynonacceptance
  28. 44(a) On a policy of insurance when the sum insured is payable after proof of the death has been given to or received by the insurers
  29. 56To declare the forgery of an instrument issued or registered
  30. 57To obtain a declaration that an alleged adoption is invalid, or never, in fact, took place
  31. 58To obtain any other declaration
  32. 59To cancel or set aside an instrument or decree or for the rescission of a contract
  33. 60To set aside a transfer of property made by the guardian of a ward
  34. 61By a mortgagor
  35. 62To enforce payment of money secured by a mortgage or otherwise charged upon immovable property
  36. 63By a mortgagee
  37. 116Under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908)
  38. 117From a decree or order of any High Court to the same Court
  39. 118For leave to appear and defend a Ten days. When the summons is served. suit under summary procedure
  40. 119Under the Arbitration Act, 1940 (10 of 1940),
  41. 120Section 120
  42. 121Under the same Code for an order to set aside an abatement
  43. 122To restore a suit or appeal or application for review or revision dismissed for default of appearanc