If the limitation period is 12 years for a suit to recover property, and the person files after 13…
Section 27 is an exception to the rule that limitation bars the remedy alone: at the end of the period for a suit for possession, the owner's "right to such property shall…
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If the limitation period is 12 years for a suit to recover property, and the person files after 13 years, the effect under Section 27 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is:
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Section 27 is an exception to the rule that limitation bars the remedy alone: at the end of the period for a suit for possession, the owner's "right to such property shall be extinguished". Delay in filing a suit cannot be condoned under s.5, which applies to appeals and applications, so neither the title nor the remedy survives.
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