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PART II LIMITATION OF SUITS, APPEALS AND APPLICATIONS

Section 11: Suits on contracts entered into outside the territories to which the Act extends

The Limitation Act, 1963

(1) Suits instituted in the territories to which this Act extends on contracts entered into in the State of Jammu and Kashmir or in a foreign country shall be subject to the rules of limitation contained in this Act.

(2) No rule of limitation in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir or in a foreign country shall be a defence to a suit instituted in the said territories on a contract entered into in that State on in a foreign country unless—

(a) the rule has extinguished the contract; and

(b) the parties were domiciled in that State or in the foreign country during the period prescribed by such rule.

Questions on this section

2 questions in 7 of our papers cite Section 11. Try these from the free papers:

  1. 1. Consider the following statements regarding Section 11 of the Limitation Act, 1963: 1. A suit instituted in India on a contract entered into in a foreign country is subject to the rules of limitation contained in the Act. 2. A rule of limitation of the foreign country is a defence to such a suit if the rule has extinguished the contract and the parties were domiciled in that country during the period prescribed by that rule. 3. A foreign rule of limitation that merely bars the remedy, without extinguishing the contract, is by itself a defence to such a suit. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Practise questions on Limitation Act, 1963