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The Limitation Act, 1963: page 13

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             Description of suit             Period of limitation     Time from which period begins to run
16. For the price of goods sold and             Three years.        When the period of the proposed bill
       delivered to be paid for by a bill                             elapses.
       of exchange, no such bill being
       given.
17. For the price of trees or growing           Three years.        The date of the sale.
       crops sold by the plaintiff to the
       defendant where no fixed period
       of credit is agreed upon.
18. For the price of work done by the           Three years.        When the work is done.
       plaintiff for the defendant at his
       request, where no time has been
       fixed for payment.
19. For money payable for money lent.           Three years.        When the loan is made.
20. Like suit when the lender has given         Three years.        When the cheque is paid.
       a cheque for the money.
21. For money lent under an agreement           Three years.        When the loan is made.
       that it shall be payable on
       demand.                                                         e
22. For money deposited under an
       agreement that it shall be
                                                Three years.   od   When the demand is made.

       payable on demand, including
       money of a customer in the
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       hands of his banker so payable.
23. For money payable to the plaintiff
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                                                Three years.        When the money is paid.
       for money paid for the
                                                In
       defendant.
24. For money payable by the                    Three years.        When the money is received.
       defendant to the plaintiff for
       money     received      by      the
       defendant, for the plaintiff's use.
25. For money payable for interest              Three years.        When the interest becomes due.
       upon money due from the
       defendant to the plaintiff.
26. For money payable to the plaintiff          Three years.        When the accounts are stated in writing
       for money found to be due from                                  signed by the defendant or his agent
       the defendant to the plaintiff on                               duly authorised in this behalf, unless
       accounts stated between them.                                   where the debt is, by a simultaneous
                                                                       agreement in writing signed as
                                                                       aforesaid, made payable at a future
                                                                       time, and then when that time arrives.
27. For compensation for breach of a            Three years.        When the time specified arrives or the
       promise to do anything at a                                     contingency happens.
       specified time, or upon the
       happening of a specified
       contingency.
28. On a single bond, where a day is            Three years.        The day so specified.
      specified for payment.
29. On a single bond, where no such             Three years.        The date of executing the bond.
      day is specified.
30. On a bond subject to a condition.           Three years.        When the condition is broken.



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