Multiple choice

Section 21 (Effect of substituting or adding new plaintiff or defendant) of the Limitation Act, 1963 does not apply in case of which of the following?

  1. Addition of a new defendant for the first time

  2. Substitution of a new plaintiff for the first time

  3. Transposition of parties

  4. Addition of a new plaintiff for the first time
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Explanation

Section 21 of the Limitation Act, 1963 applies to cases of substitution or addition of new plaintiffs or defendants, allowing the proceeding to continue without interruption. However, transposition of parties (where parties merely change their positions without new parties being added or substituted) does not attract the benefits of Section 21. Transposition does not involve any substitution or addition, which is the essence of Section 21.

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