Section
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Effect of death on or before the accrual of the right to sue
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Where a person who would, if he were living, have a right to institute a suit or make an application dies the right accrues, or where a right to institute a suit or make an application accrues only on the death of a person, the period of limitation shall be computed from the time when there is a legal representative of the deceased capable of instituting such or making such application.
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Where a person against whom, if he were living, a right to institute a suit or make an application would have accrued dies before the right accrues, or where a right to institute a suit or make an application against by person accrues on the death of such person, the period of limitation shall be computed from the time when there is a legal representative of the deceased against whom the plaintiff may institute such or make such application.
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Nothing in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) applies to suits to enforce rights of pre-emption or to suits for the possession of immovable property or of a hereditary office.
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The Limitation Act, 1963
Judgement(s) Found in :
The Limitation Act, 1963
Section 16