What is the effect under section 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963 of a written and signed acknowledgment…
Section 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963 restarts limitation from a qualifying acknowledgment signed before the prescribed period expires. A later acknowledgment cannot do…
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What is the effect under section 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963 of a written and signed acknowledgment made after the prescribed period has already expired?
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Correct answer A
Section 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963 restarts limitation from a qualifying acknowledgment signed before the prescribed period expires. A later acknowledgment cannot do that. A distinct written and signed promise to pay a time-barred debt may create an enforceable contract under section 25(3) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872.
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Option A
Section 18 requires the acknowledgment to be made before the existing period expires.
Option B
The signing date starts a fresh period only if the statutory timing and other requirements are met.
Option C
The provision measures fresh limitation from the acknowledgment where it qualifies. It does not restart time from the original claim.
Option D
Section 18 contains no thirty-day grace period for a post-expiry acknowledgment.
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