VIRANWATI Vs. GULAB SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The only question for my decision in this appeal is whether the appellant's application under Section 10, Displaced Persons (Debt Adjustment) Act, 70 of 1951, was barred by time.

(2.) The appellant's claim was based on a promissory note executed at Rawalpindi on 16-9-1946. The limitation for bringing a suit on the basis of the promissory- note therefore expired on 15-9-49. The appellant, however, claimed the benefit of S. 36{a) of the Act which is in the following terms:

(3.) Section 4 of the Act to which reference has been made is in the following terms: