5.Extension of prescribed period in certain cases

ExplanationII – Limitation of suits, appeals and applicationsVerified

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8× across 3 states

MP 2017 · prelims · 1×

“Section 5 of limitation act applies to ?”

MP 2018 · prelims · 1×

“Section 5 of Limitation Act, 1963 applies to-”

MP 2019 · prelims · 1×

“Section 5 of the Limitation Act does not apply to:”

RJ 2016 · prelims · 1×

“Provisions of Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 for extension of prescribed period are applicable to:”

DL 2019 · prelims · 3×

“The delay of 105 days beyond the prescribed time in applying for setting aside of the Arbitral Award pursuant to an Arbitration Agreement da”

DL 2022 · prelims · 1×

“A plaintiff on account of his illness is unable to file the civil suit within the period of limitation prescribed under the Limitation Act,1”

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Any appeal or any application, other than an application under any of the provisions of Order XXI of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), may be admitted after the if the appellant or the applicant satisfies the court that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal or making the application within such . Explanation.--The fact that the appellant or the applicant was misled by any order, practice or judgment of the High Court in asing or computing the may be sufficient cause within the meaning of this section.

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