Limitation Act
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The Schedule · First Division — Suits · Article 61

By a mortgagor— (a) to redeem or recover possession of immovable property mortgaged; (b) to recover possession of immovable property mortgaged and afterwards transferred by the mortgagee for a valuable consideration; (c) to recover surplus collections received by the mortgagee after the mortgage has been satisfied

Synced on 04 Jul 2026Text as per India Code

Period of limitation:

(a) Thirty years.

(b) Twelve years.

(c) Three years.

Time from which the period begins to run:

(a) When the right to redeem or to recover possession accrues.

(b) When the transfer becomes known to the plaintiff.

(c) When the mortgagor re-enters on the mortgaged property.

Judgments on Section Article 61