Section 3 The Limitation Act, 1963: Bar of limitation.

Section 3 The Limitation Act, 1963: Bar of limitation.

Bar of limitation.—
(1) Subject to the provisions contained in sections 4 to 24 (inclusive), every suit instituted, appeal preferred, and application made after the prescribed period shall be dismissed, although limitation has not been set up as a defence.
(2) For the purposes of this Act— (2) For the purposes of this Act—”
(a) a suit is instituted— (a) a suit is instituted—”
(i) in an ordinary case, when the plaint is presented to the proper officer; (i) in an ordinary case, when the plaint is presented to the proper officer;”
(ii) in the case of a pauper, when his application for leave to sue as a pauper is made; and (ii) in the case of a pauper, when his application for leave to sue as a pauper is made; and”
(iii) in the case of a claim against a company which is being wound up by the court, when the claimant first sends in his claim to the official liquidator; (iii) in the case of a claim against a company which is being wound up by the court, when the claimant first sends in his claim to the official liquidator;”
(b) any claim by way of a set off or a counter claim, shall be treated as a separate suit and shall be deemed to have been instituted— (b) any claim by way of a set off or a counter claim, shall be treated as a separate suit and shall be deemed to have been instituted—”
(i) in the case of a set off, on the same date as the suit in which the set off is pleaded; (i) in the case of a set off, on the same date as the suit in which the set off is pleaded;”
(ii) in the case of a counter claim, on the date on which the counter claim is made in court; (ii) in the case of a counter claim, on the date on which the counter claim is made in court;”
(c) an application by notice of motion in a High Court is made when the application is presented to the proper officer of that court.

 

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