Limitation in a property dispute

At a glance

Identify the precise claim and its starting facts before calculating time. Different property remedies can have different limitation rules.

Law and context

The Limitation Act contains provisions and schedule articles for specific performance, declarations, cancellation and possession, among others. The relevant trigger can involve a fixed date, refusal, knowledge or other legally significant event, depending on the claim.

Practical next step

Prepare a full chronology of acquisition, possession, disputed documents, discovery, demands and proceedings. Seek advice promptly with the actual relief proposed, rather than selecting a period from an unrelated article.

Important qualifications

This page does not calculate a deadline or decide whether an exclusion, acknowledgment or other saving applies. Correspondence should not be assumed to restart time.

Document checklist

• Relief sought
• Event chronology
• Knowledge and communication records
• Earlier proceedings

Sources

• The Limitation Act, 1963 — 3,14,17,27
• The Limitation Act, 1963 — Articles54,58,59,65

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