Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 144 · Decided 9 March 2004
Gopal Sardar v. Karuna Sardar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 144 · [2004] 2 S.C.R. 826
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4688/1998
- Decided
- 9 March 2004
- Bench
- SHIVARAJ V. PATIL, D.M. DHARMADHIKARI (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Limitation Act Section 5, 29(2), 137
Headnote
-- Land Laws: c West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955: Section 8. - Right of pre-emption-Application for-Limitation Act, S. 5-Applicability of-Held: An application under S. 8 was in the nature of a suit-Hence, S. 5 of the Limitation Act not applicable-Further, the limitation period prescribed under Limitation Act not applicable-The W.B. Act provided for express application of S. 5 of the Limitation Act except for S. 8 thereof- Hence, it amounted to, "express exclusion" of S. 5 of the Limitation Act under S. 29(2) thereof-Limitation Act, 1963, Ss. 5 and 29(2). Right of
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