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• A. Fifteen days, from the date of the sale
• B. Twenty days, from the date of sale
• C. Thirty days, from the date of sale
• D. None of above

Explanation: An application by a judgment-debtor to set aside a sale in execution of a decree is subject to a 30-day limitation period beginning on the…

• A. Twenty days, from the date of decree or order
• B. Thirty days, from the date of decree or order
• C. Ninety days, from the date of decree or order
• D. None of above

Explanation: The limitation period for reviewing a High Court judgment given in its original jurisdiction is 20 days from the decree or order.

• A. Ten days, when the summons are served
• B. Fifteen days, when the summons are served
• C. Twenty days, when the summons are served
• D. None of above

Explanation: Under the summary procedure in Order XXXVII, the defendant must apply for leave to defend within 10 days after service of summons.

• A. Thirty days from the date of decree or order
• B. Sixty days from the date of decree or order
• C. Ninety days from the date of decree of order
• D. None of above

Explanation: An appeal from a decree or order of a Civil Judge to the District Judge must ordinarily be filed within 30 days of the decree or order.

• A. Two years
• B. Three years
• C. One year
• D. None of above

Explanation: A suit seeking compensation for false imprisonment must be brought within one year.

• A. Three
• B. Four
• C. Five
• D. None of above

Explanation: A suit for specific performance is subject to a three-year limitation period, calculated from the relevant date fixed by the Limitation…

• A. From the origin of the act
• B. From the time when the injury results
• C. None of above
• D. None of above

Explanation: Where the act itself does not create a cause of action until actual injury occurs, limitation begins when that injury results, not when…

• A. 12 to 25
• B. 12 to 20
• C. 15 to 25
• D. 12 to 29

Explanation: Chapter III of the Limitation Act, covering computation of limitation periods, comprises sections 12 to 25.

• A. Excluded
• B. Included
• C. Depends upon nature of the matter
• D. None of above

Explanation: The period during which the defendant is absent from Pakistan is excluded when calculating limitation, because the law prevents such…

• A. On local contracts
• B. Foreign Contracts
• C. Both A and B
• D. None of above

Explanation: Section 11 deals with suits based on contracts entered into outside the territories to which the Act applies, commonly described as…

• A. No subsequent disability or inability sue to can stop it
• B. It can be stopped by subsequent disability
• C. Both A and B
• D. None of above

Explanation: Section 9 embodies the continuous-running rule: once limitation starts, a later disability or inability to sue does not stop it.

• A. Within limitation period
• B. Out of limitation period
• C. Depends upon courts discretion to permit such a litigant to do so.
• D. None of above

Explanation: A person under a recognised legal disability may sue after the ordinary period would otherwise have expired, but only within the statutory…

• A. 5-A
• B. 6
• C. 6-A
• D. None of above

Explanation: Section 6 contains the principal rule on legal disability, allowing limitation to be extended where the person entitled to sue is a minor…

• A. The suit appeal or application can not be filed later
• B. The suit, appeal or application may be instituted preferred on the day when Court re-opens
• C. Both A and B
• D. None of above

Explanation: Section 4 prevents a limitation period from expiring when the court is closed: the suit, appeal or application may be filed on the day the…

• A. 2
• B. 2-A
• C. 3
• D. None of above

Explanation: Section 2 contains the definitions used throughout the Limitation Act, including terms such as applicant, defendant, good faith, period of…

• A. First day of January, 1909
• B. First day of March, 1009
• C. First day of May, 1909
• D. None of above

Explanation: The Limitation Act, 1908 came into force on 1 January 1909. The other dates do not match its commencement date.

• A. Article 181, of Limitation Act, is applicable
• B. Article 183, of Limitation Act, is applicable
• C. Article 186, of Limitation Act, is applicable
• D. None of above

Explanation: Article 181 is the residuary provision for applications where no specific limitation period is provided elsewhere in the Schedule or under…

• A. Three years
• B. Six years
• C. Both A and B
• D. None of above

Explanation: Article 183 provides a six-year limitation period for enforcing an order of the Supreme Court in its original jurisdiction.

• A. Three years from the date of order or decree
• B. Six years, in case of appeal revision or review results
• C. Both A and B
• D. None of above

Explanation: Execution of a civil-court decree or order is generally subject to three years, while the limitation becomes six years where the decree or…

• A. Exceptional Article in nature
• B. Residuary Article in nature
• C. Discretionary Article in nature
• D. None of above

Explanation: Article 181 is called the residuary article because it covers applications for which the Limitation Act provides no specific period…