Under the Limitation Act, 1963, the period of limitation for filing a suit can be condoned by

Section 5 permits sufficient-cause condonation for appeals and specified applications, but does not include suits. A court cannot use inherent power simply to waive an expired suit-limitation period. Statutory exclusions, disabilities or a valid acknowledgement may affect computation in an appropriate case; they are not general condonation of the suit under section 5.