Section 11

Suits on contracts entered into outside the territories to which the Act extends.

The Limitation Act, 1963

  • Act 36 of 1963
  • Ministry of Law and Justice
  • Legislative Department
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the law for the limitation of suits and other proceedings and for purposes connected therewith.

All sections
        (1) Suits instituted in the territories to which this Act extends on contracts entered into in the State of Jammu and Kashmir or in a foreign country shall be subject to the rules of limitation contained in this Act.
         (2) No rule of limitation in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir or in a foreign country shall be a defence to a suit instituted in the said territories on a contract entered into in that State on in a foreign country unless—
             (a) the rule has extinguished the contract; and
             (b) the parties were domiciled in that State or in the foreign country during the period prescribed by such rule.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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