Civil Procedure Code and Limitation ACT
The Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act: Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) is the main legislation governing the process of litigation in India. The Code of Civil Procedure contains rules regarding the pleading, practice and procedure of Indian civil courts. The Code of Civil Procedure is applicable to all civil courts in India, except the courts in Jammu and Kashmir, which have their own separate civil procedure code.
The Code of Civil Procedure was enacted in 1908 and came into force on 1st January 1909. The Code of Civil Procedure was amended several times since then, the latest being in 2019.
The Code of Civil Procedure is divided into two parts:
Part I: Code of Civil Procedure
Part II: Limitation Act, 1963 The Code of Civil Procedure contains rules regarding the pleading, practice and procedure of Indian civil courts.
The Code of Civil Procedure is applicable to all civil courts in India, except the courts in Jammu and Kashmir, which have their own separate civil procedure code.
The Code of Civil Procedure was enacted in 1908 and came into force on 1st January 1909. The Code of Civil Procedure was amended several times since then, the latest being in 2019. The Code of Civil Procedure is divided into two parts:
Part I: Code of Civil Procedure
Part II: Limitation Act, 1963
The Limitation Act, 1963 prescribes the time limit within which a civil suit must be filed in a court of law. The time limit prescribed by the Limitation Act, 1963 is called the period of limitation.
The period of limitation is different for different types of civil suits. For example, the period of limitation for a suit for recovery of possession of property is 12 years, while the period of limitation for a suit for recovery of money due on a bond is 3 years.
The Limitation Act, 1963 also contains rules regarding the tolling of the period of limitation. The period of limitation may be extended in certain cases, such as when the plaintiff is a minor or when the defendant is out of India.
The Code of Civil Procedure and the Limitation Act, 1963 together govern the process of litigation in India.
