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Under the Limitation Act, 1963, the period of limitation for filing a suit for specific performance of…

A suit for specific performance must ordinarily be brought within three years under Article 54 of the Limitation Act, 1963. If the contract fixes a date for performance,…

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Under the Limitation Act, 1963, the period of limitation for filing a suit for specific performance of the contract is as follows:

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A suit for specific performance must ordinarily be brought within three years under Article 54 of the Limitation Act, 1963. If the contract fixes a date for performance, time begins on that date. If no date is fixed, it begins when the plaintiff has notice that performance has been refused; the date the contract was made is not automatically the starting point.

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