Section 27 of LA : Section 27: Extinguishment Of Right To Property
The Limitation Act, 1963
Bare Act
- PART IV: ACQUISITION OF OWNERSHIP BY POSSESSION
At the determination of the period hereby limited to any person for instituting a suit for possession of any property, his right to such property shall be extinguished.
Simplified Act
When the time limit for someone to start a legal case to claim ownership of a property runs out, they lose their right to own that property.
Explanation using Example
Imagine that Raj inherited a piece of land from his ancestors but was unaware of it. Meanwhile, Neha has been living on and maintaining that land for the last 15 years without Raj's knowledge. Under the law, if Raj had a period of 12 years to file a suit to reclaim his property (as per the Limitation Act), but he failed to do so within this time,...