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The Limitation Act, 1963: page 17

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             Description of suit        Period of limitation      Time from which period begins to run
64. For possession of immovable           Twelve years. The date of dispossession.
       property based on previous
       possession and not on title, when
       the plaintiff while in possession
       of the property has been
       dispossessed.
65. For possession of immovable           Twelve years. When the possession of the defendant
       property or any interest therein                     becomes adverse to the plaintiff.
       based on title.
    Explanation.—For the purposes of
       this article—
       (a)where the suit is by a
         remainderman, a reversioner
         (other than a landlord) or a
         devisee, the possession of the
         defendant shall be deemed to
         become adverse only when the
         estate of the remainderman,
         reversioner or devisee, as the
         case may be, falls into
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         possession;
       (b) where the suit is by a Hindu
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         or Muslim entitled to the
         possession     of    immovable
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         property on the death of a
         Hindu or Muslim female, the
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         possession of the defendant      In
         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 immovable           Twelve years. When the forfeiture is incurred or the
       property when the plaintiff has                      condition is broken.
       become entitled to possession by
       reason of any forfeiture or breach
       of condition.
67. By a landlord to recover possession   Twelve years. When the tenancy is determined.
       from a tenant.
                         PART VI.—SUITS RELATING TO MOVABLE PROPERTY
68. For specific movable property lost,   Three years.  When the person having the right to the
       or acquired by theft, or dishonest                  possession of the property first learns
       misappropriation or conversion.                     in whose possession it is.
69. For other specific movable property.  Three years.  When the property is wrongfully taken.
70. To     recover movable property        Three years.        The date of refusal after demand.
         deposited or pawned from a
         depositary or pawnee.


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