https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304252 Section 25(3) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 applies only where the debtor makes an express written and signed promise to pay a debt barred by limitation. Read with Section 9, the promise must be clear on the face of the writing; a mere acknowledgment of liability, or words from which a promise is only implied, is insufficient. An endorsement on a promissory note stating that the note was accepted and valid for the next three years did not contain an express undertaking to pay the time-barred debt. The endorsement therefore did not satisfy Section 25(3), and the plaintiff's suit was dismissed. en-us Thu, 13 Nov 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:20:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304252 Section 25(3) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 applies only where the debtor makes an express written and signed promise to pay a debt barred by limitation. Read with Section 9, the promise must be clear on the face of the writing; a mere acknowledgment of liability, or words from which a promise is only implied, is insufficient. An endorsement on a promissory note stating that the note was accepted and valid for the next three years did not contain an express undertaking to pay the time-barred debt. The endorsement therefore did not satisfy Section 25(3), and the plaintiff's suit was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 Nov 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304252