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PART II LIMITATION OF SUITS, APPEALS AND APPLICATIONS

Section 8: Special exceptions

The Limitation Act, 1963

Nothing in section 6 or in section 7 applies to suits to enforce rights of pre-emption, or shall be deemed to extend, for more than three years from the cessation of the disability or the death of the person affected thereby, the period of limitation for any suit or application.

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  1. 1. Consider the following statements regarding Section 8 of the Limitation Act, 1963: 1. Sections 6 and 7 do not apply to suits to enforce rights of pre-emption. 2. Sections 6 and 7 cannot extend the period of limitation for more than three years from the cessation of the disability or the death of the person affected. 3. The outer limit under Section 8 is five years where the suit is for possession of immovable property. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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