Supreme Court of India

S.S. Rathore v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [1989] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 43

Bench E.S. Venkataramiah J.

Decided 6 September 1989

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From the headnote

Limitation Act, 1963-First Schedule-Articles 58 and 113- 'When the right to sue or cause of action first accrues'-Jnterpretation of-Held to be not from the date of original adverse order but from the date when the order on the statutory appeal is made or six months from the date of preferring statutory appeal-Statutory appeals to be disposed of expeditiously-Ordinarily a period of three to six months to be the outer limit. The plaintiff-appellant was dismissed from service by the Collec- tor on 13.1.1966. His departmental appeal was dismissed by the Divi sional Commissioner on 31.8.1966.

Authorities it was built on

1968 Pierce Leslie & Co. Ltd. v. Violet Ouchterlony Wapshare and Others Vice Versa cited by 5

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2025 The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors. v. Century Textiles and Industries Limited & Ors. referred to
2020 Clp India Pvt. Ltd. v. Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. & Anr. referred to
2019 Prahlad Raut v. All India Institute of Medical Sciences referred to
2014 State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. v. Arvind Kumar Srivastava & Ors. referred to

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