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Issues: Whether the suit for damages was barred by limitation in view of the special limitation period under the TNGST Act, 1959, and whether the time spent in writ proceedings could be excluded.
Analysis: The cause of action arose when the statutory appeal was allowed, and the suit ought to have been filed within six months thereafter under Section 50 of the TNGST Act, 1959. The plaintiff instead pursued writ proceedings and connected remedies much later, after the statutory period had already expired. Though the principles underlying Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 may apply where a party has prosecuted another civil proceeding with due diligence and good faith, such exclusion cannot revive a claim once the special limitation period has already run out before the later proceeding was instituted. The special limitation provision therefore governed the claim, and the delay beyond six months was fatal.
Conclusion: The suit was time-barred and the objection based on limitation was upheld against the assessee.
Final Conclusion: The claim for damages failed solely on limitation, and no relief could be granted despite the underlying grievance.
Ratio Decidendi: Where a special statute prescribes a shorter limitation period, a later proceeding cannot be used to exclude time under the principles of Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 if the statutory period had already expired before that proceeding was initiated.
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