NATHA SINGH Vs. TEJINDER SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This revision petition has arisen out of the following facts :-

(2.) Mr. Nehra, counsel for the petitioners urges that he is entitled to the deduction of all the time that elapsed between 18th February, 1951, and 21st June, 1951, when the decree sheet applied for was prepared, under section 12 of Limitation Act. His contention is that since the decree-sheet in question was not in existence till 21st June, 1951 he was not bound to apply for its copy and even if he had applied for such a copy he could not get it. This intervening time, therefore, according to him, should be regarded as period requisite for obtaining copies. In support of his contention he has cited number of authorities. The principal authority cited by him is a Full Bench case of Calcutta High Court Bani Madhub Mitter v. Matungini Dassi, 1886 13 ILR(Cal) 104.

(3.) It was held,