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Supreme Court judgments on Limitation Act, 1963

59 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

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Condonation of delay 136
Mageba Bridge Products Private Limited vs M/s Trade Centre
SC · 12 August 2026
[2026] 8 S.C.R. 480 : 2026 INSC 839
The High Court in the First Appeal accepted the Memorandum of Registration exhibited by the plaintiff and decreed the suit for recovery of money. The appellant herein, who was the defendant, contented that the suit claim…
State of West Bengal & Ors. vs M/s B.B.M. Enterprises
SC · 9 April 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 154 : 2026 INSC 358
Whether a notice seeking commencement of arbitration, issued on 02.06.2022, could set in motion the process of resolution of a dispute regarding a work completed as early as on 30.07.2000.
State of Odisha & Ors. vs Managing Committee of Namatara Girls High School
SC · 9 February 2026
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 103 : 2026 INSC 148
Issue arose as regards the applications for condonation of delay in filing the special leave petition and condonation of delay in re-filing the same.
Shanti Devi (Since Deceased) Through LRs. Goran vs Jagan Devi & Ors.
SC · 12 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 825 : 2025 INSC 1105
Whether the plaintiff’s suit was time-barred or not. Whether it is Article 65 or Article 59 of the Schedule to the Limitation Act, 1963, which would apply to the present facts in hand.
Seventh Day Adventist Senior Secondary School vs Ismat Ahmed and Others
SC · 13 August 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 156 : 2025 INSC 984
Whether applications filed u/ss.7(1) and (2) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 by the tenant without deposit of rent after lapse of statutory period of thirty days, along with an application u/s.5 of the Limi…
IL & FS Financial Services Limited vs Adhunik Meghalaya Steels Private Limited
SC · 30 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1823 : 2025 INSC 911
Whether the Tribunals below were justified in holding that the s.7 application under the IBC filed by the appellant on 15.01.2024 was barred by time; does the entry in the Balance Sheet of F.Y. 2019-20 constitute a valid…
M/s Sonali Power Equipments Pvt. Ltd. vs Chairman, Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Mumbai & Ors.
SC · 17 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1144 : 2025 INSC 864
(i) Whether the Limitation Act applies to conciliation proceedings u/s.18 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act), and even if not, whether time-barred debts can be referred to concil…
Smt. Arifa & Ors. vs Abhiman Apartment Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 14 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1355 : 2025 INSC 875
Issue arose whether the liberty granted to file a fresh suit by the High Court would enable the party to revive a cause of action and save limitation, so as to enable raking up all grounds earlier raised and rejected by…
Tata Steel Ltd. vs Raj Kumar Banerjee & Ors.
SC · 7 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 814 : 2025 INSC 639
(i) Whether the additional condonable period of 15 days as provided under section 61(2) IBC commences from the end of the prescribed limitation period of 30 days, in case the prescribed limitation period for filing the a…
Santosh Devi vs Sunder
SC · 2 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 156 : 2025 INSC 627
Whether the High Court rightly dismissed the second appeal filed by the petitioner herein (plaintiff) affirming the judgment passed by the First Appellate Court which had upheld the decree passed by the trial court dismi…
P. Kumarakurubaran vs P. Narayanan & Ors.
SC · 29 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2006 : 2025 INSC 598
Whether the High Court was justified in rejecting the plaint filed by the appellant under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 on the ground that the suit was barred by limitation.
Rajeev Gupta & Ors. vs Prashant Garg & Ors.
SC · 23 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2364 : 2025 INSC 552
Issue arose whether the suit was barred by limitation; whether the sale deeds were void documents; whether the Will stood admitted in the previous suits and was no longer required to be proved; whether the First Appellat…
Jharkhand Urja Utpadan Nigam Ltd. & Anr. vs M/s Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
SC · 15 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1646 : 2025 INSC 533
The High Court rejected the Interim Application No. 11269 of 2024 filed by the petitioner herein u/s.5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 and thereby declined to condone the delay of 301 days in filing the main appeal u/s.13(1-…
R. Nagaraj (Dead) through LRs. and Another vs Rajmani and Others
SC · 9 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 734 : 2025 INSC 478
Whether the High Court was justified in remanding the matter to the trial Court for a fresh trial on the issue of limitation, despite the existence of concurrent findings, when section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure,…
The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. vs Gopu & Anr.
SC · 8 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 169 : 2025 INSC 511
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court enhancing the compensation awarded to the claimants under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
New Mangalore Port Trust & Anr. vs Clifford D Souza Etc. Etc.
SC · 3 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 177 : 2025 INSC 440
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court dismissing writ petitions by the appellants challenging the order passed by the District Judge quashing the order of the Estate Officer raising dem…
M/s R. K. Transport Company vs M/s Bharat Aluminum Company Ltd. (BALCO)
SC · 3 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 401 : 2025 INSC 438
Matter pertains to the applicability of s.12 of the Limitation Act to proceedings u/s.34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; and whether the application filed by the respondent u/s.34 was barred by limitation.
Inder Singh vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 21 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 915 : 2025 INSC 382
Whether the High Court was justified in condoning the delay in filing the Second Appeal.
My Preferred Transformation & Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. vs M/s Faridabad Implements Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 10 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 729 : 2025 INSC 56
Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the petition filed by the appellants u/s.34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 as barred by time; whether the provisions of Limitation Act, 1963 apply to s.34…
Indian Evangelical Lutheran Church Trust Association vs Sri Bala & Co.
SC · 8 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 542 : 2025 INSC 42
Whether the plaint in the subsequent suit for specific performance filed by the plaintiff, i.e., O.S. No. 49/2007, is liable to be rejected in terms of Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 on the gro…
Krishna Devi @ Sabitri Devi (Rani) M/s S.R. Engineering Construction vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 3 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 81 : 2025 INSC 24
Whether the time for filing an application under Section 17, Arbitration Act, 1940 commences when the party seeking to challenge the award receives a formal notice of the making of the award, or from the date such party…
Shri Mukund Bhavan Trust and Ors. vs Shrimant Chhatrapati Udayan Raje Pratapsinh Maharaj Bhonsle and Another
SC · 20 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1445 : 2024 INSC 1025
Whether the High Court erred in affirming the order of the trial Court dismissing the application filed by the appellants under Order VII Rule 11(d), Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 for rejection of plaint being barred by…
Mallavva and Anr. vs Kalsammanavara Kalamma (Since Dead) by Legal Heirs & Ors.
SC · 20 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1884 : 2024 INSC 1021
Whether the original suit filed by the plaintiffs even after the amendment of the plaint at the stage of first appeal seeking possession of the suit property could be said to be time barred. In other words, whether the s…
Nitin Mahadeo Jawale & Ors. vs Bhaskar Mahadeo Mutke
SC · 22 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1318 : 2024 INSC 902
Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the order passed by Trial Court wherein, Trial Court condoned the delay of 4½ Years for filing of written statement.
Kirpal Singh vs Government of India, New Delhi & Ors.
SC · 21 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1329 : 2024 INSC 944
Whether the period commencing from 20.10.2011 to 20.01.2012 should be condoned u/s.14 of the Limitation Act while reckoning the period of limitation for filing objections under Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 inco…
The Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Limited & Ors. vs Bapuna Alcobrew Private Limited & Anr.
SC · 4 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 340 : 2024 INSC 829
Issue arose as to whether s.56(2) of the Electricity Act, 2003 has application to a demand raised by appellants-distributor on the first respondent for recovery of sums payable under the Electricity Act, 1910 and, whethe…
The State of Punjab and Ors. vs Bhagwantpal Singh Alias Bhagwant Singh
SC · 10 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 2434 : 2024 INSC 518
Whether the suit for possession filed by the respondents was barred by limitation; whether the burden of proof of ownership would lie on the person challenging the ownership of the person in possession; whether the conti…
Delhi Development Authority vs Tejpal & Ors.
SC · 17 May 2024
[2024] 5 S.C.R. 1211 : 2024 INSC 456
Whether the appellants made out sufficient cause for condonation of delay on the grounds of subsequent change of law brought in by Indore Development Authority v. Shailendra [2018] 2 SCR 1 and Indore Development Authorit…
K.P. Khemka & Anr. vs Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited & Ors.
SC · 8 May 2024
[2024] 6 S.C.R. 234 : 2024 INSC 396
By the impugned judgment, the High Court dismissed the writ petitions and rejected the contention of the appellants herein that if a debt is time-barred under the Limitation Act, 1963, the same cannot be recovered by res…
Purni Devi & Anr. vs Babu Ram & Anr.
SC · 2 April 2024
[2024] 4 S.C.R. 37 : 2024 INSC 259
A suit was decreed in favour of plaintiff. Application for execution was filed before the Tehsildar (settlement), Hiranagar on 18.12.2000. The application was rejected on 29.01.2005. The Tehsildar observed that plaintiff…

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