Limitation Act, 1963 · Chapter III: Computation of Period of Limitation
Section 24: Computation of time mentioned in instruments
All instruments shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be made with reference to the Gregorian calendar.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 24
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M/S Sonali Power Equipments Pvt. Ltd. v. Chairman, Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Mumbai & Ors.
(i) Whether the Limitation Act applies to conciliation proceedings u/s.18 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act), and even if not, whether time-barred debts can be referred to…
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Shanmugam @ Lakshminarayanan v. High Court of Madras
Whether the charge of criminal contempt is proved against the appellants-contemnors beyond all reasonable doubt; whether the conviction of the appellants by the High Court for criminal contempt of Court and the sentence…
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My Preferred Transformation & Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. M/S Faridabad Implements Pvt. Ltd.
Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the petition filed by the appellants u/s.34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 as barred by time; whether the provisions of Limitation Act, 1963 apply to…
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Mohd Abaad Ali & Anr. v. Directorate of Revenue
Whether benefit of s.5 r/w. ss. 2 and 3 of the Limitation Act, 1963 can be availed in an appeal against acquittal.
- Manjit Singh Sodhi v. The Custodian & Ors.
- M/S Bhagwandas B. Ramchandani v. British Airways
- Saranpal Kaur Anand v. Praduman Singh Chandhok and Others
- N. Rajendran v. S. Valli
- Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited v. Bishal Jaiswal & Anr.
- Government of Maharashtra (Water Resources Department) Represented by Executive Engineer v. M/S Borse Brothers Engineers & Contractors Pvt. Ltd.
- Bank of Baroda v. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
- Superintending Engineer/ Dehar Power House Circle Bhakra Beas Management Board (Pw) Slapper & Another v. Excise and Taxation Officer, Sunder Nagar/ Assessing Authority
- Nusli Neville Wadia v. Ivory Properties & Ors.
- Ganesan Rep by Its Power Agent G. Rukmani Ganesan v. The Commissioner, the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Board & Ors.
- P. Radha Bai and Ors. v. P. Ashok Kumar and Anr.
- Life Insurance Corporation of v. Nandini J. Shah & Ors
- M/S. Patel Brothers v. State of Assam and Ors.
- Baleshwar Dayal Jaiswal v. Bank of India & Ors.
- State of M.P. & Anr. v. Anshuman Shukla
- Ketan v. Parekh v. Special Director, Directorate of Enforcement and Another.
- Om Prakash v. Ashwani Kumar Bassi
- Chattisgarh State Electricity Board v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission and Ors.
- State of Maharashtra v. M/S. Hindustan Construction Company Ltd.
- Bhagwan Das & Ors. Etc. v. State of UP & Ors.
- Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise v. M/S. Hongo India (P) Ltd. & Anr.
- Ajay G. Podar v. Official Liquidator of J.S. & W.M. and Ors.
- M/S Consolidated Engg. Enterprises v. Principal Secy. Irrigation Deptt. & Ors.