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Chennai Court February 1921 Judgments

Feb 02 1921

Narayanasamy Naicker and anr. Vs. Periasamy Odayar

Court: Chennai

Decided on: Feb-02-1921

Reported in: AIR1921Mad272(1); (1921)41MLJ163

Spencer, J.1. In the course of hill and able arguments on either side to which we have listened; no reported case has been cited in whicli a question arose of a choice between the application of Article 134 or 141 of the Limitation Act. Kannusami Thanjirayan v. Muthusgmi Pillai (1916) 5 L W 250 was im instance of a conflict between Article 134 and Article 144. I then observed that it was clear that the plaintiff could not have resort to Article 144 unless he first showed that Article 1.34 was inapplicable, the reason being that Article 144 is the residuary article for suits for the possession of immoveable property, as is indicated by the words ' not hereby otherwise specially provided for.'2. There is no indication that Article 134 should not be applied to suits for possession of immoveable property, which but for that article might have been governed by the period of limitation prescribed in Article 141. In Secti Kutll v. Kiinhi Paihumma I.L.R. (1917) Mad. 1040 the Learned Chief Just...

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Feb 02 1921

Saranga Sesha Naidu Vs. Periasami Odayar

Court: Chennai

Decided on: Feb-02-1921

Reported in: (1921)ILR44Mad951

Spencer, J.1. In the course of the full and able arguments on either side to which we have listened, no reported case has been cited in which a question arose of a choice between the application of Article 134 or 141 of the Limitation Act, Kannusami Tanjirayan v. Muthusami Pillai (1917) 5 L.W., 250 was an instance of a conflict between Article 134 and Article 144. I then observed that it was clear that the plaintiff could not have resort to Article 141 unless he first showed that Article 134 was inapplicable, the reason being that Article 144 is the residuary article for suits for the possession of immoveable property as is indicated by the words 'not hereby otherwise specially provided for.'2. There is no indication that Article 134 should not be applied to suits for possession of immoveable property which but for that article might have been governed by the period of limitation prescribed in Article 141. In Seeti Kutti v. Kunhi Pathumma (1917) I.L.R., 40 Mad., 1040 (F.B.), the learne...

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