Limitation Act, 1963 · Chapter III: Computation of Period of Limitation
Section 23: Suits for compensation for acts not actionable without special damage
In the case of a suit for compensation for an act which does not give rise to a cause of action unless some specific injury actually results therefrom, the period of limitation shall be computed from the time when the injury results.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 23
- Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited v. Tulip Star Hotels Limited & Ors.
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited v. A. Balakrishnan & Anr.
- Rushibhai Jagdishchandra Pathak v. Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation
- Dena Bank (Now Bank of Baroda) v. C. Shivakumar Reddy and Anr.
- Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited v. Bishal Jaiswal & Anr.
- M/S. Reliance Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. v. M/S Hotel Poonja International Pvt. Ltd.
- Babulal Vardharji Gurjar v. Veer Gurjar Aluminium Industries Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.
- M Siddiq (D) Thr Lrs v. V. Mahant Suresh Das & Ors
- Vashdeo R Bhojwani v. Abhyudaya Co-Operative Bank Ltd & Anr.
- Udai Shankar Awasthi v. State of U.P. Anr.
- Union of India & Ors. v. Tarsem Singh