The Limitation Act
Federal Acts · Federal · 1908 · IX of 1908
Legal status
In force
Effective date
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Sections
217
First Schedule
- The First Schedule: The First Schedule — Limitation
- First Schedule, Article 1: To contest an award of the When notice of the award is Thirty days
- First Schedule, Article 10: To enforce a right of pre- [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 100: By a co-trustee to enforce [Three years] When the right to contribution
- First Schedule, Article 101: For a seaman’s wages. [Three years] The end of the voyage during
- First Schedule, Article 102: For wages not other wise [Three years] When the wages accrue due
- First Schedule, Article 103: By a [Muslim] for [Three years] When the dower is demanded and
- First Schedule, Article 104: By a [Muslim] for [Three years] When the marriage is dissolved by
- First Schedule, Article 105: By a mortgagor after the [Three years] When the mortgagor re-enters on
- First Schedule, Article 106: For an account and a share [Three years] The date of the dissolution
- First Schedule, Article 107: By the manager of a joint [Three years] The date of the payment
- First Schedule, Article 108: By a lessor for the value of [Three years] When the trees are cut down
- First Schedule, Article 109: For the profits of [Three years] When the profits are received
- First Schedule, Article 11: By a person, against whom [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 110: For arrears of rent
- First Schedule, Article 111: [Three years] When the arrears become due
- First Schedule, Article 112: For a call by a company [Three years] When the call is payable
- First Schedule, Article 113: For specific performance of a [Three years] The date fixed for the performance, or
- First Schedule, Article 114: For the rescission of a [Three years] When the facts entitling the plaintiff to
- First Schedule, Article 115: For compensation for the [Three years] When the contract is broken, or (where
- First Schedule, Article 116: For compensation for the Six years
- First Schedule, Article 117: Upon a foreign judgment as [Six years] The date of the judgment
- First Schedule, Article 118: To obtain a declaration that [Six years] When the alleged adoption becomes
- First Schedule, Article 119: To obtain a declaration that [Six years] When the rights of the adopted son, as
- First Schedule, Article 12: To set aside any of the [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 120: Suit for which no period of [Six years] When the right to sue accrues
- First Schedule, Article 121: To avoid incumbrances or [Twelve years]
- First Schedule, Article 122: Upon a judgment obtained
- First Schedule, Article 123: For a legacy or for a share
- First Schedule, Article 124: For possession of an
- First Schedule, Article 125: Suit during the life of a
- First Schedule, Article 126: By a Hindu governed by [Twelve years] When the alience takes possession
- First Schedule, Article 127: By a person excluded from [Twelve years] When the exclusion becomes
- First Schedule, Article 128: By a Hindu for arrears of [Twelve years]
- First Schedule, Article 129: By a Hindu for a [Twelve years]
- First Schedule, Article 13: To alter or set aside a [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 130: For the resumption or [Twelve years] When the right to resume or assess
- First Schedule, Article 131: To establish a periodically [Twelve years] When the plaintiff is first refused
- First Schedule, Article 132: To enforce payment of [Twelve years] When the money sued for becomes
- First Schedule, Article 133: Article 133 [Omitted](omitted)
- First Schedule, Article 134: To recover possession of [Twelve years] [When the transfer becomes known
- First Schedule, Article 135: Suit instituted in a Court [Twelve years] When the mortgagor’s right to
- First Schedule, Article 136: By a purchaser at a private
- First Schedule, Article 137: Like suit by a purchaser at
- First Schedule, Article 138: Like suit by a purchaser at [Twelve years] The date when the sale becomes
- First Schedule, Article 139: By a landlord to recover
- First Schedule, Article 14: To set aside any act or order [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 140: By a remainderman, a When his estate falls into
- First Schedule, Article 141: Like suits by a Hindu or [Twelve years] When the female dies
- First Schedule, Article 142: For possession of [Twelve years] The date of the dispossession or
- First Schedule, Article 143: Like suit, when the [Twelve years]
- First Schedule, Article 144: Article 144 [Omitted](omitted)
- First Schedule, Article 145: Against a depositary or Thirty years The date of the deposit or pawn
- First Schedule, Article 146: Before a [High Court] in [Thirty years] When any part of the principal or
- First Schedule, Article 147: By a mortgagor for Sixty years When the money secured by the
- First Schedule, Article 148: Against a mortgagee to [Sixty years] When the right to redeem or to
- First Schedule, Article 149: [Any suit by or on behalf [Sixty years]
- First Schedule, Article 15: Against Government to set [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 150: Under the Code of [Thirty days]
- First Schedule, Article 151: From a decree or order Twenty days
- First Schedule, Article 152: Under the Code of Civil Thirty days
- First Schedule, Article 153: Under the same Code to [Thirty days] The date of the order
- First Schedule, Article 154: Under the Code of
- First Schedule, Article 155: Under the same Code to Sixty days
- First Schedule, Article 156: Under the Code of Civil Ninety days
- First Schedule, Article 157: Under the Code of Six months
- First Schedule, Article 158: Under the Arbitration Thirty days
- First Schedule, Article 159: For leave to appear and
- First Schedule, Article 16: Against Government to [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 160: For an order under the
- First Schedule, Article 161: For a review of [Fifteen days] The date of the decree or order
- First Schedule, Article 162: For a review of Twenty days The date of the decree or order
- First Schedule, Article 163: By a plaintiff, for an
- First Schedule, Article 164: By a defendant, for an [Thirty days]
- First Schedule, Article 165: Under the Code of Civil [Thirty days]
- First Schedule, Article 166: Under the same Code to [Thirty days]
- First Schedule, Article 167: Complaining of [Thirty days]
- First Schedule, Article 168: For the readmission of an [Thirty days]
- First Schedule, Article 169: For the re-hearing of an
- First Schedule, Article 17: Against Government for [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 170: For leave to appeal as a [Thirty days]
- First Schedule, Article 171: Under the Code of Civil Sixty days
- First Schedule, Article 172: Under the same Code by [Sixty days]
- First Schedule, Article 173: For a review of Ninety days
- First Schedule, Article 174: For the issue of a notice [Ninety days] When the payment or adjustment
- First Schedule, Article 175: For payment of the Six months
- First Schedule, Article 176: Under the same Code to [Ninety days] The date of the death of the
- First Schedule, Article 177: Under the same Code to [Ninety days] The date of the death of the
- First Schedule, Article 178: Under the Arbitration Ninety days
- First Schedule, Article 179: By a person desiring to [Ninety days] The date of the decree appealed
- First Schedule, Article 18: Like suit for compensation [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 180: By a purchaser of Three years
- First Schedule, Article 181: Applications for which [Three years]
- First Schedule, Article 182: Article 182 [Omitted](omitted)
- First Schedule, Article 183: To enforce a judgment, [Six years]
- First Schedule, Article 19: For compensation for false [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 2: For compensation for doing Ninety days
- First Schedule, Article 20: By executors, administrators The date of the death of the person
- First Schedule, Article 21: By executors, administrators [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 22: For compensation for any [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 23: For compensation for a [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 24: For compensation for libel. [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 25: For compensation for [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 26: For compensation for loss of [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 27: For compensation for [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 28: For compensation for and [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 29: For compensation for [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 3: Under the Specific Relief Six months
- First Schedule, Article 30: Against a carrier for [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 31: Against a carrier for [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 32: Against one who having a Two years
- First Schedule, Article 33: Under the Legal [Two years]
- First Schedule, Article 34: Under the same Act against [Two years]
- First Schedule, Article 35: Under the same Act against [Two years]
- First Schedule, Article 36: For compensation for any [Two years]
- First Schedule, Article 37: For compensation for Three years
- First Schedule, Article 38: For compensation for [Three years] The date of the diversion
- First Schedule, Article 39: For compensation for [Three years]
- First Schedule, Article 4: Article 4 [Omitted](omitted)
- First Schedule, Article 40: For compensation for The date of the infringement
- First Schedule, Article 41: To restrain waste
- First Schedule, Article 42: For compensation for injury [Three years] When the injunction ceases
- First Schedule, Article 43: Under the [Succession Act, The date of the payment or [Three years]
- First Schedule, Article 44: By a ward who has attained [Three years] When the ward attains majority
- First Schedule, Article 45-46: Article 45-46 [Omitted](omitted)
- First Schedule, Article 47: By any person bound by an
- First Schedule, Article 48: For specific moveable [Three years] When the person having the right
- First Schedule, Article 49: For other specific moveable [Three years] When the property is wrongfully
- First Schedule, Article 5: Under the summary
- First Schedule, Article 50: For the hired of animals, [Three years] When the hire becomes payable
- First Schedule, Article 51: For the balance of money [Three years] When the goods ought to be
- First Schedule, Article 52: For the price of goods sold [Three years] The date of the delivery of the goods
- First Schedule, Article 53: For the price of goods sold [Three years]
- First Schedule, Article 54: For the price of goods sold [Three years] elapses
- First Schedule, Article 55: For the price of trees or [Three years]
- First Schedule, Article 56: For the price of work done [Three years]
- First Schedule, Article 57: For money payable for [Three years]
- First Schedule, Article 58: Like suit when the lender [Three years] When the cheque is paid
- First Schedule, Article 59: For money lent under an [Three years] When the loan is made
- First Schedule, Article 6: Upon a Statute, Act, One year
- First Schedule, Article 60: For money deposited under [Three years] When the demand is made
- First Schedule, Article 61: For money payable to the [Three years] When the money is paid
- First Schedule, Article 62: For money payable by the
- First Schedule, Article 63: For money payable for [Three years]
- First Schedule, Article 64: For money payable to the [Three years] When the accounts are stated in
- First Schedule, Article 65: For compensation for breach [Three years] When the time specified arrives or
- First Schedule, Article 66: On a single bond, where a [Three years] The day so specified
- First Schedule, Article 67: On a single bond, where no [Three years] The date of executing the bond
- First Schedule, Article 68: On a bond subject to a [Three years] When the condition is broken
- First Schedule, Article 69: On a bill of exchange or [Three years] When the bill or note falls due
- First Schedule, Article 7: For the wages of a [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 70: On a bill of exchange [Three years] When the bill is presented
- First Schedule, Article 71: On a bill of exchange [Three years] When the bill is presented at that
- First Schedule, Article 72: On a bill of exchange or [Three years] When the fixed time expires
- First Schedule, Article 73: On a bill of exchange or [Three years] The date of the bill or note
- First Schedule, Article 74: On a promissory note or The expiration of the first term of
- First Schedule, Article 75: On a promissory note or [Three years] When the default is made, unless
- First Schedule, Article 76: On a promissory note given [Three years] The date of the delivery to the
- First Schedule, Article 77: On a dishonoured foreign [Three years] When the notice is given
- First Schedule, Article 78: By the payee against the [Three years] The date of the refusal to accept
- First Schedule, Article 79: By the acceptor of an [Three years] When the acceptor pays the
- First Schedule, Article 8: For the price of food or [One year]
- First Schedule, Article 80: Suit on a bill of exchange, [Three years] When the bill, note or bond
- First Schedule, Article 81: By a surety against
- First Schedule, Article 82: By a surety against a co- [Three years] When the surety pays any thing in
- First Schedule, Article 83: Upon any other contract to [Three years] When the plaintiff is actually
- First Schedule, Article 84: By an attorney or vakil for [Three years] The date of the termination of the
- First Schedule, Article 85: For the balance due on a [Three years] The close of the year in which the
- First Schedule, Article 86: [(a) On a policy of [Three years] [(a) The date of the death of the
- First Schedule, Article 87: By the assured to recover [Three years] When the insurers elect to avoid
- First Schedule, Article 88: Against a factor for an [Three years] When the account is during the
- First Schedule, Article 89: By a principal against his [Three years] Ditto
- First Schedule, Article 9: For the price of lodging. When the price becomes payable
- First Schedule, Article 90: Other suits by principals [Three years] When the neglect or misconduct
- First Schedule, Article 91: To cancel or set aside an [Three years] When the facts entitling the
- First Schedule, Article 92: To declare the forgery of an [Three years] When the issue or registration
- First Schedule, Article 93: To declare the forgery of an [Three years] The date of the attempt
- First Schedule, Article 94: For property which the [Three years] When the plaintiff is restored to
- First Schedule, Article 95: To set aside a decree [Three years] When the fraud becomes known to
- First Schedule, Article 96: For relief on the ground of [Three years] When the mistake becomes known
- First Schedule, Article 97: For money paid upon an [Three years] The date of the failure
- First Schedule, Article 98: To make good out of the [Three years] The date of the trustee’s death, or
- First Schedule, Article 99: For contribution by a party [Three years] The date of the payment in excess
Part I — Preleminary
Part II — Limitation Of Suits, Appeals And Applications
- Section 3: Dismissal of suits, etc., instituted, etc., after period of limitation
- Section 4: Where Court is closed when period expires
- Section 5: Extension of period in certain cases
- Section 6: Legal disability
- Section 7: Disability of one of several plaintiffs or applicants
- Section 8: Special exceptions
- Section 9: Continuous running of time
- Section 10: Suits against express trustees and their representatives
- Section 11: Suits on foreign contracts
Part III — Computation Of Period Of Limitation
- Section 12: Exclusion of time in legal proceedings
- Section 13: Exclusion of time of defendants, absence from Pakistan and certain other territories
- Section 14: Exclusion of time of proceeding bona fide in Court without jurisdiction
- Section 15: Exclusion of time during which proceedings are suspended
- Section 16: Exclusion of time during which proceedings to set aside execution-sale are pending
- Section 17: Effect of death before right to sue accrues
- Section 18: Effect of fraud
- Section 19: Effect of acknowledgment in writing
- Section 20: Effect of payment on account of debt or of interest on legacy Effect of receipt of produce of mortgaged land
- Section 21: Agent of person under disability Acknowledgement or payment by one of several joint contractors, etc
- Section 22: Effect of substituting or adding new plaintiff or defendant
- Section 23: Continuing breaches and wrongs
- Section 24: Suit for compensation for act not actionable without special Damage
- Section 25: Computation of time mentioned in instruments
Part IV — Acquisition Of Ownership By Possession
Part V — Saving And Repeals
Preliminary
Second Schedule
Third Schedule
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