Limitation Act 1908
Sections |
Context |
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PREAMBLE |
Preamble | CaseLaw | |
1 | Short title and extent | CaseLaw | |
2 | Definitions | CaseLaw | |
3 | Dismissal of suits, etc. Instituted etc. After period of limitation | CaseLaw | |
4 | Where Court is closed when period expires | CaseLaw | |
5 | Extension of period of certain cases | CaseLaw | |
6 | Legal disability | CaseLaw | |
7 | Disability of one of several plaintiffs or applicants | CaseLaw | |
8 | Special exceptions | CaseLaw | |
9 | Continuous running of time | CaseLaw | |
10 | Suits against express trustees and their representatives | CaseLaw | |
11 | Suits on foreign contracts | CaseLaw | |
12 | Exclusion of time in legal proceedings | CaseLaw | |
13 | Exclusion of time of defendant’s absence from Pakistan, and certain other territories | CaseLaw | |
14 | Exclusion of time of proceedings bona fide, in Court without jurisdiction | CaseLaw | |
15 | Exclusion of time during which proceedings are suspended | CaseLaw | |
16 | Exclusion of time during which proceedings to set aside execution sale are pending | CaseLaw | |
17 | Effect of death before right to sue accrues | CaseLaw | |
18 | Effect of fraud | CaseLaw | |
19 | Effect of acknowledgment in writing | CaseLaw | |
20 | Effect of payment on account of debt or of interest on legacy, effect of receipt of produce of mortgaged land | CaseLaw | |
21 | Agent of person under disability acknowledgement or payment by one of several joint contractors etc | CaseLaw | |
22 | Effect of substituting or adding new plaintiff or defendant | CaseLaw | |
23 | Continuing breach and wrongs | CaseLaw | |
24 | Suit for compensation for act not actionable without special damage | CaseLaw | |
25 | Computation of time mentioned in instruments | CaseLaw | |
26 | Acquisition of right to easements | CaseLaw | |
27 | Exclusion in favour of reversioner of servient tenement | CaseLaw | |
28 | Extinguishment of right to property | CaseLaw | |
29 | Saving | CaseLaw | |
30 | Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act 1930 | CaseLaw | |
31 | Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act 1930 | CaseLaw | |
32 | Repealed by the second Repealing and Amending Act 1914 | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 1 | To contest an award of the board of revenue under the Waste Lands (Claims) Act 1863 | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 2 | For compensation for doing or for omitting to do an act alleged to be in pursuance of any enactment in force for the time being in [Pakistan] | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 3 | Under the Specific Relief Act 1877 section 9 to recover possession of immoveable property | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 4 | Omitted by the Repealing and Amending Act 1937 | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 5 | Under the summary procedure refered to in section 128 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 [where the provision of such summary procedure does not exclude the ordinary procedure in such suits] | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 6 | Upon a statute act regulation of bye-law for a penalty or forfeiture | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 7 | For the wages of a household servant artisan or labourer | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 8 | For the price of food or drink sold by the keeper of a hotel tavern or lodging house | ||
SCHI, 9 | For the price of lodging | ||
SCHI, 10 | To enforce a right of pre-emption whether the right is founded on law or general usage or on special contract | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 11 | By a person against whom any of the following orders has been made to establish the right which he claims to the property comprised in the order | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 12 | To set aside any of the following sales | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 13 | To alter or set aside a decision or order of a civil Court in any proceeding other than a suit | ||
SCHI, 14 | To set aside any act or order of an officer of Government in his official capacity not herein otherwise expressly provided for | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 15 | Against Government to set aside any attachment lease or transfer of immoveable property by the revenue-authorities for arrears of Government revenue | ||
SCHI, 16 | Against Government to recover money paid under protest in satisfaction of a claim made by the revenue authorities on account of arrears of revenue or on account of demands recoverable as such arrears | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 17 | Against Government for compensation for land acquired for public purpose | ||
SCHI, 18 | Like suit for compensation when the acquisition is not complete | ||
SCHI, 19 | For compensation for false imprisonment | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 20 | By executors administrators or representatives under the Legal Representatives Suits Act 1855 | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 21 | By executors administrators or representatives under the Fatal Accidents Act 1855 | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 22 | For compensation for any other injury to the person | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 23 | For compensation for a malicious prosecution | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 24 | For compensation for libel | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 25 | For compensation for slander | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 26 | For compensation for loss of service occasioned by the seduction of the plaintiff’s servant or daughter | ||
SCHI, 27 | For compensation for inducing a person a break a contract with the plaintiff | ||
SCHI, 28 | For compensation for and illegal irregular or excessive distress | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 29 | For compensation for wrongful seizure of moveable property under legal process | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 30 | Against a carrier for compensation for losing or injuring goods | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 31 | Against a carrier for compensation for non-delivery of or delay in delivering goods | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 32 | Against one who having a right to use property for specific purposes perverts it to other purposes | ||
SCHI, 33 | Under the Legal Representatives Suits Act 1855 against an executor | ||
SCHI, 34 | Under the same act against an administrator | ||
SCHI, 35 | Under the same act against any other representative | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 36 | For compensation for any malfeasance misfeasance or nonfeasance independent of contract and not herein specially provided for | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 37 | For compensation for obstructing a way or a watercourse | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 38 | For compensation for diverting a water course | ||
SCHI, 39 | For compensation for trespass upon immoveable property | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 40 | For compensation for infringing copyright or any other exclusive privilege | ||
SCHI, 41 | To restrain waste | ||
SCHI, 42 | For compensation for injury caused by an injunction wrongfully obtained | ||
SCHI, 43 | Under the Succession Act 1925 section 360 or section 361 to compel a refund by a person to whom an executor or administrator has paid a legacy or distributed assets | ||
SCHI, 44 | By a ward who has attained majority to set aside a transfer of property by his guardian | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 45 | To contest an award under any of the following regulations of the Bengal code | ||
SCHI, 46 | By a party bound by such award to recover any property comprised therein | ||
SCHI, 47 | By any person bound by an order respecting the possession of immoveable property made under the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 or by any one claiming under such person to recover the property comprised in such order | ||
SCHI, 48 | For specific moveable property lost or acquired by theft, or dishonest mis-appropriation or conversion, or for compensation for wrongfully taking or detaining the same | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 49 | For other specific moveable property or for compensation for wrongfully taking or injuring or wrongfully detaining the same | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 50 | For the hire of animals vehicles boats or household furniture | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 51 | For the balance of money advanced in payment of goods to be delivered | ||
SCHI, 52 | For the price of goods sold an delivered where no fixed period of credit is agreed upon | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 53 | For the price of goods sold and delivered to be paid for after the expiry of a fixed period of credit | ||
SCHI, 54 | For the price of goods sold and delivered to be paid for by a bill of exchange no such bill being given | ||
SCHI, 55 | For the price of trees or growing crops sold by the plaintiff to the defendant where no fixed period of credit is agreed upon | ||
SCHI, 56 | For the price of work done by the plaintiff for the defendant at his request where to his request where no time has been fixed for payment | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 57 | For money payable for money lent | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 58 | Like suit when the lender has given a cheque for the money | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 59 | For money lent under an agreement that it shall be payable on demand | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 60 | For money deposited under an agreement that it shall be payable on demand including money of a customer in the hands of his banker so payable | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 61 | For money payable to the plaintiff for money paid for the defendant | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 62 | For money payable by the defendant to the plaintiff for money received by the defendant for the plaintiff’s use | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 63 | For money payable for interest upon money due from the defendant to the plaintiff | ||
SCHI, 64 | For money payable to the plaintiff for money found to be due from the defendant to the plaintiff on accounts stated between them | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 65 | For compensation for breach of a promise to do anything at a specified time or upon the happening of a specified contingency | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 66 | On a single bond where a day is specified for payment | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 67 | On a single bond where no such day is specified | ||
SCHI, 68 | On a bond subject to a condition | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 69 | On a bill of exchange or promissory note payable at a fixed time after date | ||
SCHI, 70 | On a bill of exchange payable at sight or after sight but not at a fixed time | ||
SCHI, 71 | On a bill of exchange accepted payable at a particular place | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 72 | On a bill of exchange or promissory not payable at a fixed time after sight or after demand | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 73 | On a bill of exchange or promissory not payable on demand and not accompanied by any writing restraining or postponing the right to sue | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 74 | On a promissory note or bond payable by instalments | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 75 | On a promissory note or bond payable by instalments which provides that if default be made in payment of one or more instalments the whole shall be due | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 76 | On a promissory note given by the maker to a third person to be delivered to the payee after a certain event should happen | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 77 | On a dishonoured foreign bill where protest has been made and notice given | ||
SCHI, 78 | By the payee against the drawer of a bill of exchange which has been dishonoured by non-acceptance | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 79 | By the acceptor of an accommodation bill against the drawer | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 80 | Suit on a bill of exchange promissory note or bond not herein expressly provided for | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 81 | By a surety against the principal debtor | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 82 | By a surety against a co-surety | ||
SCHI, 83 | Upon any other contract to indemnify | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 84 | By an attorney or vakil for his costs of a suit or a particular business there being no express agreement as to the time when such costs are to be paid | ||
SCHI, 85 | For the balance due on a mutual, open and current account, where there have been reciprocal demands between the parties | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 86 | 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 | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 87 | By the assured to recover premier paid under a policy void able at the election of the insurers | ||
SCHI, 88 | Against a factor for an account | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 89 | By a principal against his agent for moveable property received by the latter and not accounted for | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 90 | Other suits by principals against agents for neglect or misconduct | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 91 | To cancel or set aside an instrument not otherwise provided for | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 92 | To declare the forgery of an instrument issued or registered | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 93 | To declare the forgery of an instrument attempted to be enforced against the plaintiff | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 94 | For property which the plaintiff has conveyed while insane | ||
SCHI, 95 | To set aside a decree obtained by fraud or for other relief on the ground of fraud | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 96 | For relief on the ground of mistake | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 97 | For money paid upon an existing consideration which afterwards fails | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 98 | To make good out of the general estate of a deceased trustee the loss occasioned by a breach of trust | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 99 | For contribution by a party who has paid the whole or more than his share of the amount due under a joint decree, or by a sharer in a joint estate who has paid the whole or more than his share of the amount of revenue due from himself and his co-sharers | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 100 | By a co-trustee to enforce against the estate of a deceased trustee a claim for contribution | ||
SCHI, 101 | For a seaman’s wages | ||
SCHI, 102 | For wages not other wise expressly provided for by this schedule | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 103 | By a Muhammadan for exigible dower | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 104 | By a Muhammadan for deferred dower | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 105 | By a mortgagor after the mortgage has been satisfied to recover surplus collections received by the mortgagee | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 106 | For an account and a share of the profits of a dissolved partner ship | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 107 | By the manager of a joint estate of an undivided family for contribution in respect of a payment made by his on account of the estate | ||
SCHI, 108 | By a lessor for the value of trees cut down by his lessee contrary to the term of the lease | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 109 | For the profits of immoveable property belonging to the plaintiff which have been wrongfully received by the defendant | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 110 | For arrears of rent | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 111 | By a vendor of immoveable property for personal payment of unpaid purchase-money | ||
SCHI, 112 | For a call by a company registered under any statute or act | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 113 | For specific performance of a contract | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 114 | For the rescission of a contract | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 115 | For compensation for the breach of any contract express or implied not in writing registered and not herein specially provided for | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 116 | For compensation for the breach of a contract in writing registered | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 117 | Upon a foreign Judgment as defined in the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 118 | To obtain a declaration that an alleged adoption is invalid or never in fact took place | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 119 | To obtain a declaration that an adoption is valid | ||
SCHI, 120 | Suit for which no period of limitation is provided elsewhere in this schedule | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 121 | To avoid incumbrances or under-tenures in an entire estate sold for arrears of Government revenue or in a patni taluq or other saleable tenure sold for arrears of rent | ||
SCHI, 122 | Upon a judgment obtained in or a recognisance | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 123 | For a legacy or for a share of a residue bequeathed by a testator or for a distributive share of the property of an intestate | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 124 | For possession of an hereditary office | ||
SCHI, 125 | Suit during the life of a Hindu or Muhammadan female by a Hindu or Muhammadan who if the female died at the date of instituting the suit would be entitled to the possession of land to have an alienation of such land made by the female declared to be void | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 126 | By a Hindu governed by the law of the mitakshara to set aside his father’s alienation of ancestral property | ||
SCHI, 127 | By a person excluded from joint family property to enforce a right to share therein | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 128 | By a Hindu for arrears of maintenance | ||
SCHI, 129 | By a Hindu for a declaration of his right to maintenance | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 130 | For the resumption or assessment of rent-free land | ||
SCHI, 131 | To establish a periodically recurring right | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 132 | To enforce payment of money charged upon immoveable property | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 133 | To enforce payment of money charged upon immoveable property | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 134 | To recover possession of immoveable property conveyed or bequeathed in trust or mortgaged and afterwards transferred by the trustee or mortgagee for a valuable consideration | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 135 | Suit institutred in a Court by a mortgagee for possession of immoveable property mortgaged | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 136 | By a purchaser at a private sale for possession of immoveable property sold when the vendor was out of possession at the data of the sale | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 137 | Like suit by a purchaser at a sale in execution of a decree when the judgment debtor was out of possession at the date of the sale | ||
SCHI, 138 | Like suit by a purchaser at a sale in execution of a decree when the judgment debtor was in possession at the date of the sale | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 139 | By a landlord to recover possession from a tenant | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 140 | By a remainder man a reversioner or a device for possession of immoveable property | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 141 | Like suit by a Hindu or Muhammadan entitled to the possession of immoveable property on the death of a Hindu or Muhammadan female | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 142 | For possession of immoveable property when the plaintiff while in possession of the property has been dispossessed or has discontinued the possession | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 143 | Like suit when the plaintiff has become entitled by reason of any forfeiture or breach of condition | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 144 | For possession of immoveable property or any interest therein not hereby otherwise specially provided for | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 145 | Against a depositary or pawnee to recover | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 146 | Before a [High Court] in the exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction by a mortgagee to recover from the mortgagor the possession of immoveable property mortgaged | ||
SCHI, 147 | By a mortgage for foreclosure or sale | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 148 | Against a mortgagee to redeem or do recover possession of immoveable property mortgaged | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 149 | Any suit by or on behalf of the central Government or any provincial Government except a suit before the Supreme Court in the exercise of its original jurisdiction | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 150 | Under the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 from a sentence of death passed by a Court of session by a High Court in the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction | ||
SCHI, 151 | From the decree or order of [a High Court] in the exercise of its original jurisdiction | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 152 | Under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, to the Court of a District Judge | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 153 | Under the same code to a High Court from an order of a subordinate Court refusing leave to appeal to the Supreme Court | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 154 | Under the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 to any Court other than a High Court | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 155 | Under the same code to a High Court except in the cases provided for by article 150 and article 157 | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 156 | Under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 to a High Court except in the cases provided for by article 151 and article 153 | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 157 | Under the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 from an order of acquittal | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 158 | Under the Arbitration Act 1940 to set aside an award or to get an award remitted for reconsideration | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 159 | For leave to appear and defend a suit under summary procedure referred to in section 128 or under order XXXVII of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 160 | For an other under the same code, to restore to the file an application for review rejected in consequence of the failure of the application to appear when the application was called on for hearing | ||
SCHI, 161 | For a review of Judgment by a 1* Court of small causes 2*** or by a Court invested with the jurisdiction of a 1* Court of small causes when exercising that jurisdiction | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 162 | For a review of judgment by a High Court in the exercise of its original jurisdiction | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 163 | By a plaintiff for an order to set aside a dismissal for default of appearance or for failure to pay costs of service of process or to furnish security for costs | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 164 | By a defendant for an order to set aside decree passes ex parte | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 165 | Under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 by a person dispossessed of immoveable property and disputing the right of the decree-holder or purchaser at a sale in execution of a decree to be put into possession | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 166 | Under the same code to set aside a sale in execution of a decree including any such application by a judgment debtor | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 167 | Complaining of resistance or obstruction to delivery of possession of immoveable property decreed or sold in execution of a decree | ||
SCHI, 168 | For the readmission of an appeal dismissed for want of prosecution | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 169 | For the rehearing of an appeal heard ex parte | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 170 | For leave to appeal as a pauper | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 171 | Under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 for an order to set aside an abatement | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 172 | Under the same code by the assignee or the receiver of an insolvent plaintiff or appellant for an order to set aside the dismissal of a suit or an appeal | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 173 | For a review of judgment except in the cases provided for by article 161 and article 162 | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 174 | For the issue of a notice under the same code to show cause why any payment made out of Court of any money payable under a decree or any adjustment of the decree should not be recorded as certified | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 175 | For payment of the amount of a decree by instalments | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 176 | Under the same code to have the legal representative of a deceased plaintiff or of a deceased appellant made a party | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 177 | Under the same code to have the legal representative of a deceased defendant or of a deceased respondent made a party | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 178 | Under the Arbitration Act 1940 for the filling in Court of an award | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 179 | By a person desiring to appeal under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 to the Supreme Court for leave to appeal | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 180 | By a purchaser of immoveable property at a sale in execution of a decree for delivery of possession | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 181 | Applications for which no period of limitation is provided elsewhere in this schedule or by section 48 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 182 | For the execution of a decree or order of any civil Court other than | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 183 | To enforce a Judgment decree or order of any High Court in the exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction or an order of the Supreme Court | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 11-A | By a person against whom an order has been made under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 upon an application by the holder of a decree for the possession of immoveable property or by the purchaser of such property sold in execution of a decree complaining | ||
SCHI, 48-A | To recover moveable property conveyed or bequeathed in trust deposited or pawned and after wards bought from the trustee depositary or pawnee for a valuable consideration | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 48-B | To set aside sale of moveable property comprised in a Hindu Muhammadan or Buddhist religious or charitable endowment made by a manager thereof for a valuable consideration | ||
SCHI, 64-A | Under order XXXVII of the Code of Civil Procedure | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 134-A | To set aside a transfer of immoveable property comprised in a Hindu Muhammadan or Buddhist religious or charitable endowment made by a manager thereof for a valuable consideration | ||
SCHI, 134-B | To set aside a transfer of immoveable property comprised in a Hindu Muhammadan or Buddhist religious or charitable endowment made by a manager thereof for a valuable consideration | CaseLaw | |
SCHI, 134-C | By the manager of a Hindu Muhammadan or Buddhist religious or charitable endowment to recover possession of moveable property comprised in the endowment which has been sold by a previous manager for a valuable consideration | ||
SCHI, 146-A | By or on behalf of any local authority for possession of any public street of road or any part thereof from which it has been dispossessed or of which it has discontinued the possession | ||
162-A | CaseLaw | ||
91 | Limitation Act 1908 | CaseLaw | |
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166 | Limitation Act 1908 | CaseLaw | |
156 | Limitation Act 1908 | CaseLaw | |
163 | Limitation Act 1908 | CaseLaw | |
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144 | Limitation Act 1908 | CaseLaw | |
120 | Limitation Act 1908 | CaseLaw | |
142 | Limitation Act 1908 | CaseLaw | |
140 | Limitation Act 1908 | CaseLaw | |
86-A | Limitation Act 1908 | CaseLaw | |
First Schedule | Limitation Act 1908 | CaseLaw | |
195 | Limitation Act 1908 | CaseLaw | |
Schedule First | Limitation Act 1908 | CaseLaw | |
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64-A | CaseLaw | ||