https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309537 An application for Letters of Administration is governed by the residuary three-year limitation period under Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963, because no specific period is prescribed. The applicant must therefore explain the delay from accrual of the right to apply. On the facts, the pleadings showed awareness of the will from its execution and knowledge of the testator's death, but no satisfactory explanation was given for the long delay or for when knowledge of the will was acquired. The application was accordingly barred by limitation and the claim for Letters of Administration was rejected. en-us Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 06 Oct 2023 11:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309537 An application for Letters of Administration is governed by the residuary three-year limitation period under Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963, because no specific period is prescribed. The applicant must therefore explain the delay from accrual of the right to apply. On the facts, the pleadings showed awareness of the will from its execution and knowledge of the testator's death, but no satisfactory explanation was given for the long delay or for when knowledge of the will was acquired. The application was accordingly barred by limitation and the claim for Letters of Administration was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309537