The Schedule

PART I - Suits Relating to Accounts

SL DESCRIPTION Of PERIOD Of TIME FROM WHICh
. SUIT LIMITATIO PERIOD BEGINS TO
NO N RUN
.
1. For the balance due Three years The close of the year in
on a mutual, open and which the last item
current account where admitted or proved is
there have been entered in the account;
reciprocal demands such year to be
between the parties. computed as in the
account.
2. Against a factor for an Three years When the account is
account during the continuance
of the agency,
demanded and refused
or, where no such
demand is made, when
the agency terminates.
3. By a principal against Three years When the account is
his agent for movable during the continuance
property received by of the agency,
the latter and not demanded and refused
accounted for. or, where no such
demand is made, when
the agency terminates.
4. Other suits by Three years When the neglect or
principals against misconduct becomes
agents for known to the plaintiff.
5. For an account and a Three years The date of the
share of the profits of dissolution.
dissolved partnership
PART II - Suits relating to Contracts
6. For a seaman's wages Three
years
7. For wages in the case of Three
any other person. years
8. For the price of food or Three
drink sold by the keeper years
of a hotel, tavern or
lodging house.
9. For the price of lodging Three
years
10. Against a carrier for Three
compensation for non- years
delivery of or delay in
delivering goods.
11. Against a carrier for Three
compensation for losing years
or injuring goods.
12. For the hire of animals, Three
vehicles, boats or years
household furniture.
13. For the balance of Three
money advance in years
payment of goods to be
delivered.
14. For the price of goods Three
sold and delivered when years
no fixed period of credit
is agreed upon.
15. For the price of goods Three
sold and delivered to be years
paid for after the expiry
of a fixed period of
The end of the voyage
during which the wages
are earned.
When the wages accrue
due.
When the food or drink is
delivered
When the price becomes
payable .
When the loss or injury
occurs.
When the goods ought to
be delivered.
When the hire becomes
payable.
When the goods ought to
be delivered.
The date of delivery of
the goods.
When the period of credit
expires.
 credit.
16. For the price of goods Three When the period of the
sold and delivered to be years proposed bill elapses.
paid for by a bill of
exchange, no such bill
being given.
17. For the price of trees or Three The date of the sale.
growing crops sold by years
the plaintiff to the
defendant where not
fixed period of credit is
agreed upon.
18. For the price of work Three When the work is done.
done by the plaintiff for years
the defendant at his
request, where no time
has been fixed for
payment.
19. For money payable for Three When the loan is made.
money lent. years
20. Like suit when the Three When the cheque is paid.
lender has given a years
cheque for the money.
21. For money lent under an Three When the loan is made.
agreement that it shall years
be payable on demand.
22. For money deposited Three When the demand is
under an agreement years made.
that it shall be payable
on demanded, including
money of a customer in
the hands of his banker
so payable.
23. For money payable by Three When the money is paid.
 the defendant to he years
plaintiff for money
received by the
defendant, for the
plaintiff's use.
24. For money payable to Three
the plaintiff for money years
paid for the defendant.
25. For money payable for Three
interest upon money years
due from the defendant
to the plaintiff.
26. For money payable to Three
the plaintiff for money years
found to be due from the
defendant to the plaintiff
on accounts stated
between them
27. For compensation for Three
breach of a promise to years
do anything at a
specified time, or upon
the happening of a
specified contingency.
28. On a single bond where Three
a day is specified for years
payment
29. On a single bond, where Three
no such day is specified. years
When the money is
received.
When the interest
becomes due.
When the accounts are
stated in writing signed
by the defendant or his
agent duly Authorised in
this behalf, unless where
the debt is, by a
simultaneous agreement
in writing signed as
aforesaid made payment
at a future time, and
then when that time
arrives.
When the time specified
arrives or the
contingency happens.
The day so specified.
The date of executing the
bond.
30. On a bond subject to a Three
condition years
31. On a bill of exchange or Three
promissory-note payable years
at a fixed time after
date.
32. On a bill of exchange Three
payable at sight, or after years
sight but not at a fixed
time.
33. On a bill of exchange Three
accepted payable at a years
particular place.
34. On a bill of exchange or Three
promissory-note payable years
at a fixed time after
sight or after demand.
35. On a bill of exchange or Three
promissory note payable years
on demand and not
accompanied by any
writing restraining or
postponing the right to
sue.
36. On a promissory-note or Three
bond payable by years
installments.
37. On a promissory-note or Three
bond payable by years
installments which
provides that, if default
When the condition is
broken.
When the bill or note
falls due.
When the bill is
presented.
When the bill is
presented at that place.
When the fixed time
expires.
The date of the bill or
note.
The expiration of the first
term of payment as to
the part then payable;
and for the other parts,
the expiration of the
respective terms of
payment.
When the default is made
unless where the payee
or obligee waives the
benefit of the provision
 be made in payment of
one or more
installments, the whole
shall be due.
38. On a promissory-note Three
given by the maker to a years
third person to be
delivered to the payee
after a certain event
should happen.
39. On a dishonored foreign Three
bill where protest have years
been made and notice
given.
40. By the payee against the Three
drawer of a bill of years
exchange, which has
been dishonored by non-
acceptance.
41. By the acceptor of an Three
accommodation-bill years
against the drawer.
42. By a surety against the Three
principal debtor. years
43. By a survey against a Three
crusty. years
44A On a policy of insurance Three
. when the sum insured is years
payable after proof of
the death has been
given to or received by
the insurers.
44B On a policy of insurance Three
and then when fresh
default is made in
respect of which there is
no such waiver.
The date of the delivery
to the payee.
When the notice is given.
The date of refusal to
accept.
When the acceptor pays.
When the surety pays
the creditor.
When the surety pays
anything in excess of his
own share.
The date of the death of
the deceased, or where
the claim on the policy is
denied, either partly or
wholly, the date of such
denial.
The date of the
. when the sum insured is years occurrence causing the
payable after proof of loss, or where the claim
the loss has been given on the policy is denied
to or received by the either partly or wholly,
insurers. the date of such denial.
45. By the assured to Three When the insurers elect
recover preemie paid years to avoid the policy.
under a policy violable
at the election of the
insurers.
46. Under the Indian Three The date of the payment
Succession Act,1925 (39 years or distribution.
of 1925), section 360 of
Section 361, to compel a
refund by a person to
whom an executor or
administrator has paid a
legacy or distributed
assets.
47. For money paid upon on Three The date of failure.
existing consideration years
which afterwards fails.
48. For contribution by a Three The date of the payment
party who has paid the years in excess of the plaintiff's
whole or more then his own share.
share of the amount due
under a joined decree,
or by a sharer in a joint
estate who has paid the
whole or more than his
share of the amount of
revenue due from
himself and his co-
sharers.
49. By a co-trustee to Three When the right to
enforce against the years contribution accrues.
 estate of a deceased
trustee a claim for
contribution.
50. By the manager of joint Three
estate of an undivided years
family for contribution,
in respect of payment
made by him on account
of the estate.
51. For the profits of Three
immovable property years
belonging to the plaintiff
which have been
wrongfully received by
the defendant.
52. For arrears of rent. Three
years
53. By a vendor of Three
immovable property for years
personal payment of up-
paid purchase money.
54. For specific performance Three
of a contract. years
55. For compensation for Three
the breach of any years
contract, express or
implied, not herein
specially provided for.
The date of the payment.
When the profits are
received.
When the arrears become
due.
The time fixed for
completing the sale, or
(where the title is
accepted after the time
fixed for completion) the
date of the acceptance.
The date of fixed for the
performance, or, if no
such date is fixed, when
the plaintiff has notice
that performance is
refused.
When the contract is
broken or (where there
are successive breaches)
when the breach in
respect of which the suit
is instituted occurs or
(where the breach is

PART III-Suits relating to Declarations
56. To declare the forgery of Three
an instrument issued or years
registered.
57. To obtain a declaration Three
that an alleged adoption years
is invalid, or never, in
fact, took place.
58. To obtain any other Three
declaration. years
PART IV - Suits relating to Declarations
59. To cancel or set aside an Three
instrument or decree or years
for the rescission of a
contract.
60. To set aside a transfer of
property made by the
guardian of a ward
(a) By the ward who has Three
attained majority; years
(b) By the ward's legal Three
representative years
i. When the ward dies ii.
within three years
from the date of
attaining majority;
continuing) when it
ceases.
When the issue or
registration becomes
known to the plaintiff.
When the alleged
adoption becomes known
to the plaintiff.
When the right to sue
first accrues.
When the facts entitling
the plaintiff to have the
instrument or decree
cancelled or set aside or
the contract rescinded
first becomes known to
him.
When the ward attains
majority.
When the ward attains
majority.
 When the ward dies Three
before attaining majority years
61. By a mortgagor -
(a) to redeem or recover, Thirty
possession of immovable years
property mortgaged;
(b) to recover possession Twelve
of immovable property years
mortgaged and
afterwards transferred by
the mortgage for a
valuable consideration.
(c) to recover surplus Three
collection received by the years
mortgage after the
mortgage has been
satisfied.
PART V - Suits relating to Immovable Property
62. To enforce payment of Twelve
money secured by a years
mortgage or otherwise
charged upon immovable
property.
63. By a mortgage
(a) for foreclosure; Thirty
years
(b) for possession of Twelve
immovable property years
mortgaged.
64. For possession of Twelve
immovable property years
based on previous
When the ward dies.
When the right to redeem
or to recover possession
accrues.
When the transfer
becomes known to
plaintiff.
When the mortgagor
reenters on the
mortgaged property.
When the money sued for
becomes due.
When the money secured
by the mortgage becomes
due.
When the mortgage
becomes entitled to
possession.
The date of
dispossession.
 possession and not on
title, when the plaintiff
while in possession of the
property has been
dispossessed.
65. For possession of Twelve When the possession of
immovable property or years the defendant becomes
any interest therein adverse to the plaintiff.
based on title.
Explanation -  for the
purposes of this article -
(a) Where the suit is by a
remainder-man, a
reversionary (other than
a landlord); or a devisee
the possession of the
defendant shall be
deemed to become
adverse only when the
estate of the remainder
man, reversionary or
devisee, as the case may
be falls into possession;
(b) Where the suit is by a
Hindu or Muslim entitled
to the possession of
immovable property on
the death of a Hindu or
Muslim female the
possession of the
defendant shall be
deemed to become
adverse only when the
female dies.
(c) Where the suit is by a
purchaser at a sale in
 execution of a decree
when the judgment-
debtor was out of
possession at the date of
the sale, the purchaser
shall be deemed to be a
representative of the
judgment-debtor who
was out of possession.
66. For possession of Twelve When the forfeiture is
immovable property years incurred or the condition
when the plaintiff has is broken.
become entitled to
possession by reason of
any forfeiture or breach
of condition.
67. By a landlord to recover Twelve When the tenancy is
possession from a years determined.
tenant.
PART VI - Suits relating to movable property
68. For specific movable Three When the person having
property lost, or acquired years the right to the
by theft, or dishonest possession of the
misappropriation or property first learns in
conversion. whose possession it is.
69. For other specific Three When the property is
movable property. years wrongfully taken.
70. To recover movable Three The date of refusal after
property deposited or years demand.
pawned from a
depositary or pawnee.
71. To recover movable Three When the sale becomes
property deposited or years known to the plaintiff.
pawned, and afterwards
brought from the
 deposited or pawned,
and afterwards brought
from the depositary or
pawnee for a valuable
consideration.
PART VII - Suits relating to torts
72. For compensation for One year When the act or
doing or for omitting to do omission takes place.
an act alleged to be in
pursuance of any
enactment in force for the
time being in the
territories to which this
Act extends.
73. For compensations for One year When the
false imprisonment. imprisonment ends.
74. For compensation for One year When the plaintiff is
malicious prosecution. acquitted or the
prosecution is
otherwise terminated.
75. For compensation for One year When the libel is
libel. published.
76. For compensation for One year When the words are
slander. spoken or if the words
are not actionable in
themselves, when the
special damage
complained of results.
77. For compensation for loss One year When the loss occurs.
of service occasioned by
the seduction of the
plaintiff's servant or
daughter.
78. For compensation for One year The date of the breach.
 inducing a person to
break a contract with the
plaintiff.
79. For compensation for an One year The date of the
illegal, irregular or distress.
excessive distress.
80. For compensation for One year The date of the seizure.
wrongful seizure or
movable property under
legal process.
81. By executors, One year The date of the death of
administrators or the person wronged.
representatives under the
Legal Representatives
Suits Act,1855.
82. By executors, Two The date of the death of
administrators or years the person killed.
representatives under the
Indian Fatal Accidents
Act,1855.
83. Under the Legal Two When the wrong
Representative Suits years complained of is done.
Act,1855 against an
executor, and
administrator or any
other representative.
84. Against one who, having a Two When the perversion
right to use property for years first becomes known to
specific purposes, the person injured
perverts it to other thereby.
purposes.
85. For compensation for Three The date of the
obstructing a way or a years obstruction.
water course.
86. For compensation for Three The date of the
diverting a water course. years diversion.
87. For compensation for Three The date of the
trespass upon immovable years trespass.
property.
88. For compensation for Three The date of the
infringing copyright or years infringement.
any other exclusive
privilege.
89. To restrain waste. Three When the waste begins.
years
90. For compensation for Three When the injunction
injury caused by an years ceases.
injunction wrongfully
obtained.
91. For compensation -
(a) for wrongfully taking Three When the person
or detaining any specific years having the right to the
movable property lost, or possession of the
acquired by theft, or property first learns in
dishonest whose possession it is.
misappropriation or
conversion.
(b) for wrongfully taking Three When the property is
or injuring or wrongfully years wrongfully taken or
detaining any other injured, or when the
specific movable property. detainee's possession
becomes unlawful.
PART VIII - Suits relating to trust and trust property
92. To recover possession of Twelve When the transfer
immovable property years becomes known to the
conveyed or bequeathed plaintiff.
in trust and afterwards
transferred by the
 trustee for a valuable
consideration.
93. To recover possession of Three When the transfer
immovable property years becomes known to the
conveyed or bequeathed plaintiff.
in trust and afterwards
transferred by the
trustee for a valuable
consideration.
94. To set aside a transfer to Twelve When the transfer
immovable property years becomes known to the
comprised in a Hindu, plaintiff.
Muslim or Buddhist
religious or charitable
endowment, made by a
manager thereof for a
valuable consideration.
95. To set aside a transfer of Three When the transfer,
movable property years becomes known to the
comprised in a Hindu, plaintiff.
Muslim or Buddhist
religious or charitable
endowment, made by a
manager thereof for a
valuable consideration.
96. By the manager of a Twelve The date of death,
Hindu, Muslim and years resignation or removal
Buddhist religious or of the transfer or the
charitable endowment to date of appointment of
recover possession of the plaintiff as manager
movable or immovable of the endowment,
property comprised in whichever is later.
the endowment which
has been transferred by
a previous manager for a
valuable consideration.
PART IX - Suits relating to miscellaneous matters
97. To enforce a right of One
preemption whether the year
right is founded on law
or general usage or on
special contract.
98. By a person against One
whom [an order referred year
to R.63 or rule 103] of
Order XXI of the Code of
Civil Procedure, 1908 or
an order under section
28 of the Presidency
Small Cause Courts
Act,1882 has been made,
to establish the right
which he claims o the
property comprised in
the order.
99. To set aside a sale by a One
civil or revenue court or year
a sale for arrears of
Government revenue or
for any demand
recoverable as such
arrears.
100 To alter or set aside any One
. decision r order of a civil year
court any proceeding
When the purchaser
takes under the sale
sought to be impeached,
physical possession of
the whole or part of the
property sold, or, where
the subject matter of the
sale does not admit of
physical possession of
the whole or part of the
property, when the
instruments of sale is
registered.
The date of the final
order.
When the sale is
confirmed or would
otherwise have become
final and conclusive had
no such suit been
brought.
The date of the final
decision or order by the
court or the date of the
 other than a suit of any
act or order of an officer
of Government in his
official capacity.
101 Upon a judgment Three
. including a foreign years
judgment, or a
recognizance.
102 For property which the Three
. plaintiff has conveyed years
while insane.
103 To make good out of the Three
. general estate of a years
deceased trustee the loss
occasioned by a breach
of trust.
104 To establish a Three
. periodically recurring years
right.
105 By a Hindu for arrears of Three
. maintenance. years
106 For a legacy or for a Twelve
. share of a residue years
bequeathed by a testator
or for a distributive
share of the property of
an intestate against an
executor or an
administrator or an
administrator or some
other person legally
charged with the duty of
distributing the estate.
107 For possession of a Twelve
act or order of the officer,
as the case may.
The date of the judgment
or recognisance.
When the plaintiff is
restored to sanity and
has knowledge of the
conveyance.
The date of the trustee's
death or if the loss has
not then resulted, the
date of the loss.
When the plaintiff is first
refused the enjoyment
for the right.
When the arrears are
payable.
When the legacy or share
becomes payable or
deliverable.
When the defendant
. hereditary office. years takes possession of the
office adversely to the
Explanation -  A
plaintiff.
hereditary office is
possessed when the
properties thereof are
usually received, or (if
there are no properties)
when the duties thereof
are usually performed.
108 Suit during the life of a Twelve The date of the
. Hindu r Muslim female years alienation.
by a Hindu or Muslim
who, if the female died at
the date of instituting
the suit, would be
entitled to the
possession of land, to
have an alienation of
such land made by the
female declared to be
void except for her life or
until her re-marriage.
109 By Hindu governed by Twelve When the Aileen takes
. Mitakshara Law to set years possession of the
aside his father's property.
alienation or ancestral
property.
110 By a person excluded Twelve When the exclusion
. from a joint-family years becomes known to the
property to enforce a plaintiff.
right to share therein.
111 By or on behalf of any Thirty The date of the
. local authority for years dispossession or
possession of any public discontinuance.
street or road or any part
thereof from which it has
 been dispossessed or of
which it has
discontinued the
possession.
112 Any suit (except a suit Thirty When the period of
. before the Supreme years limitation would begin to
Court in the exercise of run under this Act
its original jurisdiction) against a like suit by a
by or on behalf of the private person.
Central Government, or
any State Government
including the
Government of the State
of Jammu and Kashmir.
PART X - Suits for which there is no prescribed period
113 Any suit for which no Three When the right to sue
. period of limitation is years accrues.
provided elsewhere in
this Schedule.
Second Division - Appeals

SL. DESCRIPTION OF PERIOD OF TIME FROM

NO. SUIT LIMITATIO WHICH PERIOD
N BEGINS TO RUN
114 Appeal from an order
. of acquittal, -
(a) under
sub- Ninety The date of
section (1) days the order
or sub- appealed
section (2) from
of section
417 of the
Code of
Criminal
Procedure,
1898;
 (b) under sub- Thirty days The date of the
section (3) of Section grant of Special
417 of the that Code. leave.
115
. Under Code of
Criminal
Procedure,1898

Thirty days The date of the

(a) From a sentence sentence
of death passed by a
court of section or by
a High Court in the
exercise of its original
Criminal
Jurisdiction.

(b) From any The date of the

other sentence or order.
sentence or
any order not
being an
order of
acquittal -
(i) to
Sixty days
the
High
Thirty days
Cour
t
(ii) to any
other Court
116 Under the Code of
. Civil Procedure,1908
(a) To a High Court The date of the
from any decree or Ninety days decree or order.
order;
(b) To any other court The date of the
from any decree or Thirty days decree or order.
order
117 Thirty days The date of the
. From a decree or decree or order.
 order of any High
Court to the same
Court.

THIRD DIVISION APPLICATIONS

PART I - Applications in specified cases
SL.NO. DESCRIPTION OF PERIOD Of TIME FROM WHICh
SUIT LIMITATION PEROID BEGINS
TO RUN
118. For leave to appear Ten days When the summons
and defend a suit is served.
under summary
procedure.
119. Under the Arbitration
Act,1940
(a) For the filing in Thirty days The date of service
court of an award; of the notice of the
making of the
award;
(b) For setting aside Thirty days The date of the
an award or getting service of the notice
an award remitted for of the filing of the
reconsideration. award.
120. Under the Code of Ninety days The date of the
Civil Procedure,1908, death f the plaintiff,
to have the legal appellant,
representative of a defendant or
deceased plaintiff or respondent, as the
appellant or of a case may be;
deceased defendant
or respondent, made
a party.
121. Under the same Code Sixty days The date of
for an order to set abatement.
aside an abatement.
122. To restore a suit or Thirty days The date of
appeal or application dismissal.
for review or revision
dismissed for default
of appearance or for
want of prosecution
or for failure to pay
costs of service of
process or to furnish
security for costs.
123. To set aside a decree Thirty days The date of the
passed ex prate or to decree or where the
rehear an appeal summons or notice
decree or head ex was not duly served
prate. when the applicant
had knowledge of
Explanation -  For the
the decree.
purpose of this
article, substituted
service under rule 20
of Order V of the
Code of Civil
Procedure, 1908 shall
not be deemed to be
due service.
124. For a review of Thirty days The date of the
judgment by a court decree or order.
other than the
Supreme Court.
125. To record an Thirty days When the payment
adjustment or or adjustment is
satisfaction of a made.
decree.
126. For the payment of Thirty days The date of the
the amount of a decree.
decree by
installments.
127. To set aside a sale in [Sixty days] The date of the sale.
execution of a decree,
including any such
application by a
judgment-debtor.
128. For possession by on Thirty days The date of the
dispossessed of dispossession.
immovable property
and disputing the
right f the decree-
holder or purchaser
at a sale in execution
of a decree.
129. For possession after Thirty days The date of
removing resistance resistance or
or obstruction of obstruction.
delivery of possession
of immovable
property decreed or
sold in execution f a
decree.
130. For leave to appeal as
a pauper -
(a) To thee High Sixty days The date of decree
Court; appealed from.
(b) To any other Thirty days The date of decree
Court; appealed from.
131. To any court for the Ninety days The date of the
exercise of its powers decree or order of
of revision under the sentence sought to
Code of Civil be revised.
Procedure,1908, or
the Code of Criminal
Procedure, 1898.
132. To the High Court for Sixty days The date of the
 a certificate of fitness order or sentence.
to appeal to the
Supreme Court under
Clause (1) of Article
132, Article 133 or
sub-clause (c) of
clause (e) of Article
134 of thee
Constitution or under
any other law for the
time being in force.
133. To the Supreme
Court for Special
leave to appeal,
(a) In a case involving Sixty days Th date of the
death sentence; judgment, final
order or sentence.
(b) In a case where Sixty days The date of the
leave to appeal was order of refusal.
refused by the High
Court;
(c) In any other case. Ninety days When date of the
judgment or order.
134. For delivery of One year When the sale
possession by a becomes absolute.
purchaser of
immovable property
at a sale in execution
of a decree.
135. For the enforcement Three years The date of the
of a decree granting a decree or where a
mandatory date is fixed for
injunction. performance, such
date.
136. For the execution of Twelve years [Where] the decree
 any decree (other
than a decree
granting a mandatory
injunction) or order of
any civil court.
PART II
Other applications
137 Any other application for Three
. which no period of years
limitation is provided
elsewhere in this
Division.
Bare Acts Live
or order becomes
enforceable or
where the decree or
any subsequent
order directs any
payment of money
or the delivery of
any property to be
made at a certain
date or at recurring
period, when default
in making the
payment or delivery
in respect of which
execution is sought,
takes place:
Provided that an
application for the
enforcement or
execution of a
decree granting a
perpetual injunction
shall not be subject
to any period of
limitation.
When the right to apply
accrues.