LA section 31: Provisions as to barred or pending suits, etc

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

31. 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 instituted, preferred or made before, and pending at, such commencement. 32. [ Repeal .] — Rep. by Repealing and Amending Act, 1974 (56 of 1974), s . 2 and the First Schedule ( w.e.f. 20-12-1974). THE SCHEDULE (PERIODS OF LIMITATION) [ See sections 2(j) and 3] FIRST DIVISION—SUITS |||Description of suit|||Period of limitation|Period of limitation|Time from which period begins to run|Time from which period begins to run| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||PARTI.—SUITS RELATING|||TO ACCOUNTS||| |1.|For the balance due on a mutual,||||Three years.||The close of the year in which the|last| ||open and current account, where||||||item admitted or proved is entered in|| ||there have been reciprocal||||||the account; such year to be computed|| ||demands between the parties.||||||as in the account.|| |2.|Against a factor for an account.||||Three years.||When the account is, during|the| ||||||||continuance of the agency, demanded|| ||||||||and refused or, where no such demand|| ||||||||is made, when the agency terminates.|| |3.|By|a principal against his agent for|||Three years.||When the account is, during|the| ||movable property received by the||||||continuance of the agency, demanded|| ||latter and not accounted for.||||||and refused or, where no such demand|| ||||||||is made, when the agency terminates.|| |4.|Other suits by principals against||||Three years.||When the neglect or misconduct becomes|| ||agents for neglect or misconduct.||||||known to the plaintiff.|| |5.|For an account and a share of the||||Three years.||The date of the dissolution.|| ||profits of a dissolved partnership.|||||||| |||PART II.—SUITS RELATING||||TO CONTRACTS||| |6.|For a seaman's wages||||Three years.||The end of the voyage during which|the| ||||||||wages are earned.|| |7.|For wages in the case of any|||other|Three years.||When the wages accrue due.|| |||person.||||||| |8.|For the price of food or drink sold||||Three years.||When the food or drink is delivered.|| |||by the keeper of a hotel, tavern||||||| |||or lodging-house.||||||| |9.|For the price of lodging.||||Three years.||When the price becomes payable.|| |10.|Against a carrier for compensation||||Three years.||When the loss or injury occurs.|| |||for losing or injuring goods.||||||| |11.|Against a carrier for compensation||||Three years.||When the goods ought to be delivered.|| |||for non-delivery of, or|delay in|||||| |||delivering, goods.||||||| |12.|For the hire of animals,||vehicles,||Three years.||When the hire becomes payable.|| |||boats or household furniture.||||||| |13.|For the balance of money advanced||||Three years.||When the goods ought to be delivered.|| |||in payment of goods to be||||||| |||delivered.||||||| |14.|For the price of goods||sold and||Three years.||The date of the delivery of the goods.|| |||delivered where no fixed period||||||| |||of credit is agreed upon.||||||| |15.|For the price of goods||sold and||Three years.||When the period of credit expires.|| |||delivered to be paid for after the||||||| |||expiry of a fixed period of||||||| |||credit.||||||| ||Description of suit|Period of limitation||Time from whichperiod begins to run| |---|---|---|---|---| |16.|For the price of goods sold and|Three years.|When the period of the proposed bill|| ||delivered to be paid for by a bill|||elapses.| ||of exchange, no such bill being|||| ||given.|||| |17.|For the price of trees or growing|Three years.|The date of the sale.|| ||crops sold by the plaintiff to the|||| ||defendant where no fixed period|||| ||of credit is agreed upon.|||| |18.|For the price of work done by the|Three years.|When the work is done.|| ||plaintiff for the defendant at his|||| ||request, where no time has been|||| ||fixed for payment.|||| |19.|For money payable for money lent.|Three years.|When the loan is made.|| |20.|Like suit when the lender has given|Three years.|When the cheque is paid.|| ||a cheque for the money.|||| |21.|For money lent under an agreement|Three years.|When the loan is made.|| ||that it shall be payable on|||| ||demand.|||| |22.|For money deposited under an|Three years.|When the demand is made.|| ||agreement that it shall be|||| ||payable on demand, including|||| ||money of a customer in the|||| ||hands of his banker so payable.|||| |23.|For money payable to the plaintiff|Three years.|When the money is paid.|| ||for money paid for the|||| ||defendant.|||| |24.|For money payable by the|Three years.|When the money is received.|| ||defendant to the plaintiff for|||| ||money received by the|||| ||defendant, for the plaintiff's use.|||| |25.|For money payable for interest|Three years.|When the interest becomes due.|| ||upon money due from the|||| ||defendant to the plaintiff.|||| |26.|For money payable to the plaintiff|Three years.|When the accounts are stated in writing|| ||for money found to be due from|||signed by the defendant or his agent| ||the defendant to the plaintiff on|||duly authorised in this behalf, unless| ||accounts stated between them.|||where the debt is, by a simultaneous| |||||agreement in writing signed as| |||||aforesaid, made payable at a future| |||||time, and then when that time arrives.| |27.|For compensation for breach of a|Three years.|When the time specified arrives or the|| ||promise to do anything at a|||contingency happens.| ||specified time, or upon the|||| ||happening of a specified|||| ||contingency.|||| |28.|On a single bond, where a day is|Three years.|The day so specified.|| ||specified for payment.|||| |29.|On a single bond, where no such|Three years.|The date of executing the bond.|| ||day is specified.|||| |30.|On a bond subject to a condition.|Threeyears.|When the condition is broken.|| - Description of suit - 31. On a bill of exchange or promissory note payable at a fixed time after date.

Source: India Code