Limitation Act, 1963 · Chapter II: Limitation of Suits, Appeals and Applications
Section 9: Continuous running of time
Where once time has begun to run, no subsequent disability or inability to institute a suit or make an application stops it:
Provided that, where letters of administration to the estate of a creditor have been granted to his debtor, the running of the period of limitation for a suit to recover the debt shall be suspended while the administration continues.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 9
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Indian Evangelical Lutheran Church Trust Association v. Sri Bala & Co.
Whether the plaint in the subsequent suit for specific performance filed by the plaintiff, i.e., O.S. No. 49/2007, is liable to be rejected in terms of Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 on the…
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M/S Arif Azim Co. Ltd. v. M/S Aptech Ltd.
Whether the Limitation Act, 1963 is applicable to an application for appointment of arbitrator u/s.11(6), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; if yes, whether the present petition is barred by limitation; when does…
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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.
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A. Valliammai v. K.P. Murali and Others
Whether the suit for specific performance was barred by limitation and if the High Court erred in affirming the judgment and decree of specific performance passed by the trial court. Specific Performance – No time fixed…
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- P. Radha Bai and Ors. v. P. Ashok Kumar and Anr.