Commentary on Limitation Act

This comprehensive third edition of Justice M L Singhal's Commentary on the Limitation Act, 1963 offers a detailed analysis and expert insights into the nuances of the law governing time limits for filing suits and claims in India. Known for its clarity and depth, this book is an essential resource for legal practitioners, students, and scholars looking to deepen their understanding of the Limitation Act. The 2025 edition incorporates the latest judicial interpretations, making it an indispensable guide for anyone engaged with the intricacies of legal time-bars and limitations.

Key Features:

• In-depth Analysis of the Limitation Act (Act No. 36 of 1963) and its provisions.
• Special Emphasis on critical topics including the Bar of Limitation, Period of Limitation, and Condonation of Delay.
• Detailed Discussion on Adverse Possession and its relation to limitation.
• Examination of Limitation in Criminal Proceedings with a focus on specific challenges in this area.
• Limitation for Cancellation of Sale Deed, providing a practical guide to this complex subject.
• Updated with the latest legal developments and case law, making it an essential reference for contemporary legal practice.

This book is an invaluable tool for navigating the complexities of the Limitation Act and ensuring a strong legal foundation in matters concerning time-barred claims and suits.

Part I Preliminary Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions
Part II Limitation of Suits, Appeals And Applications
3. Bar of limitation
4. Expiry of prescribed period when court is closed
5. Extension of prescribed period in certain cases
6. Legal disability
7. Disability of one of several persons
8. Special exceptions
9. Continuous running of time
10. Suits against trustees and their representatives
11. Suits on contracts entered into outside the territories to which the Act extends
Part III Computation of Period of Limitation
12. Exclusion of time in legal proceedings
13. Exclusion of time in cases where leave to sue or appeal as a pauper is applied for
14. Exclusion of time of proceeding bona fide in court without jurisdiction
15. Exclusion of time in certain other cases
16. Effect of death on or before the accrual of the right to sue
17. Effect of fraud or mistake
18. Effect of acknowledgment in writing
19. Effect of payment on account of debt or of interest on legacy
20. Effect of acknowledgment or payment by another person
21. Effect of substituting or adding new plaintiff or defendant
22. Continuing breaches and torts
23. Suits for compensation for acts not actionable without special damage
24. Computation of time mentioned in instruments
Part IV Acquisition of Ownership by Possession
25. Acquisition of easements by prescription
26. Exclusion in favour of reversionary of servient tenement
27. Extinguishment of right to property
Part V Miscellaneous Sections
28. [Repealed.]
29. Savings
30. Provision for suits, etc., for which the prescribed period is shorter than the period prescribed by the Indian Limitation Act, 1908
31. Provisions as to barred or pending suits, etc.
32. [Repealed.]
The Schedule