The Indian Limitation Act 1871, 9 of 1871, (Rep., Act 15 of 1877)

Section 13. Exclusion of day on which right to sue accrues. Exclusions in case of appeals and certain applications

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

PART III. COMPUTATION OF PERIOD OF LIMITATION. 13. Exclusion of day on which right to sue accrues. Exclusions in case of appeals and certain applications. 14. Exclusion of time of defendant's absence from British India. 15. Exclusion of time of suing bona fide in Court without jurisdiction. PART III. COMPUTATION OF PERIOD OF LIMITATION. 13. In computing the period of limitation prescribed for any suit, the day on which the right to sue accrued shall be excluded. In computing the period of limitation prescribed for an appeal, an application for leave to appeal as a pauper, an application to the High Court for the admission of a special appeal, 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. 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