Supreme Court of India

Khatri Hotels Private Limited and Another v. Union of India and Another

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Reported as [2011] 15 S.C.R. 299

Bench G.S. Singhvi and H.L. Dattu JJ.

Decided 9 September 2011

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussion, we do not consider it necessary to deal with the question whether the suit filed by the appellants was barred by Order II Rule 2 CPC. E.

Judgment, page 37

From the headnote

Limitation Act, 1963 - Article 58 - Suit for declaration of title and injunction - Period of limitation - Held: Period prescribed under Article 58 of the 1963 Act begins to run when the right to sue first accrues - If a suit is based on multiple causes of action, the period of limitation will begin to run from the date when the right to sue first accrues - Successive violation of the right will not give rise to fresh cause and the suit will be liable to be dismissed if it is beyond the period of limitation counted from the day when the right to sue first accrued - In the instant case, the

Authorities it was built on

1959 Mst. Rukhmabai v. Lala Laxminarayan and Others cited by 19

Where later benches applied it

2020 Shakti Bhog Food Industries Ltd. v. The Central Bank of India & Anr. relied on
2015 L.C. Hanumanthappa (since Dead) Represented by His Lrs. v. H. B. Shivakumar relied on
2025 Rajeev Gupta & Ors. v. Prashant Garg & Ors. referred to
2024 Mallavva and Anr v. Kalsammanavara Kalamma (since Dead) by Legal Heirs & Ors. referred to
2022 Saranpal Kaur Anand v. Praduman Singh Chandhok and Others referred to
2020 Dahiben v. Arvindbhai Kalyanji Bhanusali (gajra) (d) Thr Lrs & Ors. referred to
2019 Prabhakar Gones Prabhu Navelkar (dead) through Lrs & Ors. v. Saradchandra Suria Prabhu Navelkar (dead) through Lrs. & Ors. referred to
2013 Board of Trustees of Port of Kandla v. Hargovind Jasraj & Anr. referred to

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