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Under the Limitation Act, the period of limitation for filing an application for an order to set aside an abatement is:
A
60 days
B
90 days
C
120 days
D
None of the above.
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Under the Limitation Act, the period of limitation for filing an application for an order to set aside an abatement is:
60 days
90 days
120 days
None of the above.
Under the Limitation Act, the period of limitation for filing a suit for compensation for false imprisonment begins to run from the time:
When imprisonment ends
When imprisonment begins
When prosecution terminates
None of the above.
Where the prescribed period of limitation for any application is expiring on a holiday, the application:
Should be made a day prior to holiday
May be made on the day when the court re-opens
May be made within thirty days of re-opening of the court
May be made on any day after the court re-opens.
In Craft Centre v. Koncherry Coir Factories (1990), what did the Kerala High Court emphasize regarding the limitation period?
The plaintiff's duty is to convince the Court that the suit is within time.
If the suit is out of time, the plaintiff is not required to plead or prove acknowledgments relied upon to save the limitations.
The provision of Section 3 regarding limitation is discretionary and not mandatory.
If a suit is barred by time, the court is not obligated to dismiss it even at the appellate stage.
Assertion: The acquisition of ownership by possession under Chapter IV of the Limitation Act, 1963, provides a mechanism for resolving disputes over property rights arising from long-term possession.
Reasoning: This mechanism does not promote legal certainty and stability in property transactions by recognizing and regularizing ownership based on practical realities and the passage of time.
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is true, but R is false
A is false, but R is true
The statutes of limitation are premised on which fundamental legal maxim?
Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt
Actori incumbit onus probandi
Frustra probatur quod probatum non relevant
Nemo potest esse tenens et dominus
Continuing breaches and torts is provided under which section of the Limitation Act, 1963?
Section 20
Section 21
Section 22
Section 23
What is the period of limitation for a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), to have the legal representative of a deceased plaintiff or appellant or of a deceased defendant or respondent, made a party?
Thirty days
forty-five days
sixty days
ninety days
The period of limitation for filing a suit to set aside transfer of property made by a guardian of a ward, by the ward's legal representative, when the ward dies before attaining majority, is;
Three years from the date when the ward would have become major.
Three years from the date when such fact comes to the notice of the legal representative.
Three years from the date of death of the ward.
Twelve years from the date of the transfer.
Under Limitation act, Exclusion of time of proceeding bona fide in Court without jurisdiction is stipulated in:
Section 14
Section 16
Section 15
Section 13
When a new defendant is added in the suit, the suit shall be deemed to have been instituted against him from
the date of his addition
the date of institution of the suit
the date on which issues are framed
the date on which summons are served on him
The period of limitation for filing a suit to set aside transfer of property made by a guardian of a ward, by the ward's legal representative, when the ward dies before attaining majority, is;
Three years from the date when the ward would have become major.
Three years from the date when such fact comes to the notice of the legal representative.
Three years from the date of death of the ward.
Twelve years from the date of the transfer.
Limitation period prescribed in filling a suit by a mortgagor to recover possession of immovable property mortgaged
20 years
12 years
10 years
30 years
According to the ruling in Collector and Authorised Chief Settlement Commissioner v. Darshan Singh and others (AIR 1999), what stance did the court take regarding the non-availability of the case file to the State counsel or Panel lawyer?
Non-availability of the case file is considered a valid ground for condonation of inordinate delay.
Non-availability of the case file does not constitute a valid ground for condonation of inordinate delay.
Non-availability of the case file is only considered a valid ground for condonation of delay if the delay is minimal.
Non-availability of the case file is a valid ground for condonation of delay, subject to the discretion of the court.
In case of continuous breach of contract, what shall the period of limitation be reckoned as?
3 years
1 year
2 years
Fresh period of limitation to run at every breach of contract
The statutes of limitation are premised on which fundamental legal maxim?
Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt
Actori incumbit onus probandi
Frustra probatur quod probatum non relevant
Nemo potest esse tenens et dominus
Section 3 of the Limitation Act, 1963 does not apply to
suits
appeals
application for leave to sue as a pauper
execution proceedings
What is the limitation period for a suit by a surety against a co-surety?
one year
two years
three years
five years
Under Limitation Act, which of the following includes the term 'plaintiff'?
Any person from or through whom a plaintiff derives his right to sue
Any person whose estate is represented by the plaintiff as executor, administrator or other representative
Both 1 and 2
Only 1
The period of limitation for filing a suit relating to tort against one who, having right to use property for specific purpose, perverts it to other purpose is;
One year from the date the perversion first becomes known to the person injured.
Two years from the date the perversion first becomes known to the person injured.
Three Years from the date the perversion first becomes known to the person injured.
Four years from the date the perversion first becomes known to the person injured.