Limitation under Article 137 and acknowledgment under Section 18 barred the application as time expired before filing.

An application under Article 137 of the Limitation Act had to be filed within three years from the date the right to apply accrued, and the tribunal treated 08.08.2015 as the relevant accrual date. Even on the applicant's own case, the alleged acknowledgment under Section 18 was dated 14.03.2016, so the limitation period still expired before the application filed on 15.01.2020. The cited authorities were found consistent with the principle that limitation runs from accrual of the right to apply, including the acknowledgment date where Section 18 applies. The application was therefore barred by limitation and dismissed.

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Issues: Whether the application was within limitation under Article 137 of the Limitation Act and whether the alleged acknowledgment of debt extended the limitation period under Section 18 of the Limitation Act.

Analysis: The application was required to be filed within three years from the date when the right to apply accrued. The order treated the relevant accrual date as 08.08.2015, and alternatively noted that even on the applicant's own case, the acknowledgment relied upon was dated 14.03.2016. On that footing, the limitation period expired before the application filed on 15.01.2020. The reliance on the cited authorities did not assist the applicant, as they reaffirmed that limitation under Article 137 runs from the date when the right to apply accrues, including the date of acknowledgment where Section 18 applies.

Conclusion: The application was barred by limitation and was liable to be dismissed.

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