In force · As amended up to 2026-08
63. By a mortgagee —
|a mortgagee—|a mortgagee—||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|(a) for foreclosure;||Thirty years.||When the money secured by the mortgage<br>becomes due.|
|(b) for possession of immovable<br>Twelve|||years.|When the mortgagee becomes entitled to|
|property|mortgaged.|||possession.|
|||Description of suit|Period of limitation||Time from which period begins to run|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|64.|For<br>possession<br>of<br>immovable||Twelve years.|The date of dispossession.||
|||property<br>based<br>on<br>previous||||
|||possession and not on title, when||||
|||the plaintiff while in possession||||
|||of<br>the<br>property<br>has<br>been||||
|||dispossessed.||||
|65.|For<br>possession<br>of<br>immovable||Twelve years.|When the possession of the defendant||
|||property or any interest therein|||becomes adverse to the plaintiff.|
|||based on title.||||
||Explanation.—For the purposes of|||||
|||this article—||||
|||(a)where the suit is by a||||
|||remainderman, a reversioner||||
|||(other than a landlord) or a||||
|||devisee, the possession of the||||
|||defendant shall be deemed to||||
|||become adverse only when the||||
|||estate of the remainderman,||||
|||reversioner or devisee, as the||||
|||case<br>may<br>be,<br>falls<br>into||||
|||possession;||||
|||(b) where the suit is by a Hindu||||
|||or Muslim entitled to the||||
|||possession<br>of<br>immovable||||
|||property on the death of a||||
|||Hindu or Muslim female, the||||
|||possession of the defendant||||
|||shall be deemed to become||||
|||adverse only when the female||||
|||dies;||||
|||(c)where<br>the<br>suit<br>is<br>by<br>a||||
|||purchaser at a sale in execution||||
|||of a decree when the judgment-||||
|||debtor was out of possession at||||
|||the date of the sale, the||||
|||purchaser shall be deemed to||||
|||be a representative of the||||
|||judgment-debtor who was out||||
|||of possession.||||
|66.|For<br>possession<br>of<br>immovable||Twelve years.|When the forfeiture is incurred or the||
|||property when the plaintiff has|||condition is broken.|
|||become entitled to possession by||||
|||reason of any forfeiture or breach||||
|||of condition.||||
|67.|By|a landlord to recover possession|Twelve years.|When the tenancy is determined.||
|||from a tenant.||||
|||PART VI.—SUITS|RELATING TO MOVABLE PROPERTY|||
|68.|For specific movable property lost,||Three years.|When the person having the right to the||
|||or acquired by theft, or dishonest|||possession of the property first learns|
|||misappropriation or conversion.|||in whose possession it is.|
|69.|For other specific movable property.||Three years.|When the property is wrongfully taken.||
|70.|To|<br>recover<br>movable<br>property|Three years.|The|date of refusal after demand.|
|||deposited or pawned from a||||
|||depositaryorpawnee.||||
Source: India Code