Lim 13 — Exclusion of time in cases where leave to sue or appeal as a pauper is applied for

Limitation Act, 1963

Statutory text

In
computing the period of limitation prescribed for any suit or appeal in any case where an application for
leave  to  sue  or  appeal  as  a  pauper  has been  made  and  rejected, the  time  during  which  the  applicant  has
been  prosecuting  in  good  faith  his  application  for  such  leave  shall  be  excluded,  and  the  court  may,  on
payment  of  the  court  fees prescribed  for  such  suit  or appeal, treat  the  suit  or  appeal  as  having  the  same force and effect as if the court fees had been paid in the first instance.

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