https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309535 Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963 does not apply to proceedings for grant of probate or letters of administration, with or without the will annexed. Probate and administration petitions are not applications in the legal sense for enforcing or securing a claim against an opposite party; they are proceedings seeking the court's recognition to enable performance of a testamentary duty. The Madras High Court therefore rejected the attempt to bring such testamentary proceedings within the residuary limitation period and held that the cited Supreme Court decision on Article 137 did not govern this question. en-us Thu, 03 May 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 Sep 2023 11:31:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309535 Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963 does not apply to proceedings for grant of probate or letters of administration, with or without the will annexed. Probate and administration petitions are not applications in the legal sense for enforcing or securing a claim against an opposite party; they are proceedings seeking the court's recognition to enable performance of a testamentary duty. The Madras High Court therefore rejected the attempt to bring such testamentary proceedings within the residuary limitation period and held that the cited Supreme Court decision on Article 137 did not govern this question. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 03 May 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309535