Limitation Act, 1963 · First Division — Suits · Part VII. — Suits Relating To Tort
Article 91: For compensation,— (a) for wrongfully taking or detaining any specific movable property…
| Description of suit | For compensation,— (a) for wrongfully taking or detaining any specific movable property lost, or acquired by theft, or dishonest misappropriation, or conversion; (b) for wrongfully taking or injuring or wrongfully detaining any other specific movable property. |
|---|---|
| Period of limitation | Three years. Three years. |
| Time from which period begins to run | When the person having the right to the possession of the property first learns in whose possession it is. When the property is wrongfully taken or injured, or when the detainer's possession becomes unlawful. |
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