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Under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, a person cannot sue for recovering the possession of immovable property

  1. after six months from the date of dispossession

  2. after nine months from the date of dispossession

  3. after twelve months from the date of dispossession

  4. after twenty-four months from the date of dispossession
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Explanation

Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 imposes a six-month limitation period for suits to recover possession of immovable property based on title. If a person is dispossessed from immovable property without their consent, they must file a suit within six months from the date of dispossession. After six months, they are barred from seeking relief through this specific remedy (though they may have other remedies under limitation laws).

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