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Limitation Act, 1963

Section 24, Limitation Act: Computation of time mentioned in instruments

Pundora · Published 3 October 2026

Section 24 of the Limitation Act, 1963, in the Act's own words.

The section

24. Computation of time mentioned in instruments.

All instruments shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be made with reference to the Gregorian calendar.

The text is India Code's consolidated text as loaded into Pundora's statute corpus on 1 September 2026. A section quoted in a draft checked by Pundora is checked against this text.

The periods themselves are in the Schedule: every article, with its period and when time begins to run.

Sources

  1. India Code: Limitation Act, 1963, section 24 (read 1 September 2026)

The Act's own words, from India Code. If the text here differs from the Gazette, the Gazette governs; write to contact@pundora.in and it will be corrected and dated.