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The Limitation Act, 1963: page 22

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              Description of suit            Period of limitation      Time from which period begins to run
115. Under the Code of Criminal
       Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)—
         (a) from a sentence of death           Thirty days.         The date of the sentence.
           passed by a court of session or
           by a High Court in the
           exercise of its original
           criminal jurisdiction;
         (b) from any other sentence or
           any order not being an order
           of acquittal—
            (i) to the High Court                Sixty days.         The date of the sentence or order.
            (ii) to any other court             Thirty days.         The date of the sentence or order.
116. Under the Code of Civil Procedure,
       1908 (5 of 1908)—
         (a) to a High Court from any           Ninety days.         The date of the decree or order.
           decree or order.
         (b) to any other court from any        Thirty days.           e
                                                                     The date of the decree or order.
           decree or order.                                    od
117. From a decree or order of any High         Thirty days.         The date of the decree or order.
        Court to the same Court.                        aC
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                                    THIRD DIVISION—APPLICATIONS
                              PART I.—APPLICATIONS IN SPECIFIED CASES
                                              In
118. For leave to appear and defend a           Ten days.           When the summons is served.
        suit      under     summary
        procedure.
119. Under the Arbitration Act, 1940
       (10 of 1940),—
         (a) for the filing in court of an     Thirty days.         The date of service of the notice of the
           award;                                                     making of the award;
         (b) for setting aside an award        Thirty days.         The date of service of the notice of the
           or getting an award remitted                               filing of the award.
           for reconsideration.
120. Under the Code of Civil                  Ninety days.          The date of death of the plaintiff,
       Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908),                                   appellant, defendant or respondent, as
       to have the legalrepresentative                                the case may be.
       of a deceased plaintiff or
       appellant or of a deceased
       defendant or respondent, made
       a party.
121. Under the same Code for an order          Sixty days.          The date of abatement.
       to set aside an abatement.
122. To restore a suit or appeal or            Thirty days.         The date of dismissal.
       application 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.



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