https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309509 A petition for probate or letters of administration filed before a civil court under the Indian Succession Act is governed by Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963 because no other limitation period is provided. The right to apply accrues when the cause for seeking letters of administration arises, and limitation runs from that date. On the facts stated, the right accrued when earlier probate proceedings were withdrawn on 9.8.1999, and the petition filed within three years was therefore within time. The appeal on limitation failed, and the order upholding maintainability of the petition for letters of administration was sustained. en-us Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:19:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309509 A petition for probate or letters of administration filed before a civil court under the Indian Succession Act is governed by Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963 because no other limitation period is provided. The right to apply accrues when the cause for seeking letters of administration arises, and limitation runs from that date. On the facts stated, the right accrued when earlier probate proceedings were withdrawn on 9.8.1999, and the petition filed within three years was therefore within time. The appeal on limitation failed, and the order upholding maintainability of the petition for letters of administration was sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309509