The test of 'Sufficient Cause' is purely an individualistic test, under the Limitation Act, 1963. Clarify.

CS Executive · Jurisprudence, Interpretation and General Laws · PYQS · December 2020
The test of 'Sufficient Cause' is purely an individualistic test, under the Limitation Act, 1963. Clarify.

Answer & Explanation:

The test of "sufficient cause" is purely an individualistic test. It is not an objective test. Therefore, no two cases can be treated alike. The statute of limitation has left the concept of 'sufficient cause' delightfully undefined thereby leaving to the court a well-intended discretion to decide the individual cases whether circumstances exist establishing sufficient cause. There are no categories of sufficient cause. The categories of sufficient cause are never exhausted. Each case spells out a unique experience to be dealt with by the Court as such. [R B Ramlingam v. R B Bhvansewari (2009) 2 SCC 689].

Topics: Limitation Act, 1963

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