What is the ordinary effect of the expiry of the prescribed limitation period for a civil suit?
Section 3 of the Limitation Act, 1963 generally bars a suit brought after the prescribed period. Limitation ordinarily affects the remedy for an existing right. Section 27…
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What is the ordinary effect of the expiry of the prescribed limitation period for a civil suit?
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Section 3 of the Limitation Act, 1963 generally bars a suit brought after the prescribed period. Limitation ordinarily affects the remedy for an existing right. Section 27 separately extinguishes a right to property when the limitation period for a suit for possession expires.
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Option A
Limitation does not create an independent cause of action for a time-barred claimant.
Option B
Section 3 applies even when the defendant does not plead limitation.
Option C
Limitation generally bars a late judicial remedy for an existing right.
Option D
Section 27 concerns a specified right to property. It does not make extinguishment automatic for all claims.
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