Appaji Bharmappa Umrani vs Thalegauda Satyappa Umrani

Basil Scott, Kt. C.J.

We are of opinion that this suit is barred by limitation. The Mamlatdar''s order was passed in favour of the defendant for possession on the 28th of September 1906, and from the date of that order the plaintiff had three years to sue. He did not, however, sue within three years, but just before that period expired applied to the conciliator for a certificate under Chapter vi of the Dekkhan Agriculturists Relief Act. His application was made on the 24th of September 1909, and the conciliator''s certificate was issued on the 24th of August 1910. Section 48 of the Dekkhan Agriculturists'' Relief Act says:�" In computing the period of limitation prescribed for any such suit or application the time intervening between the application made by the plaintiff u/s 39 and the grant of the certificate u/s 46 shall be excluded." We have recently held, and it is also conceded in argument, that the time to be excluded must be reckoned by days, and the days between the day of the application and the day of the grant of a certificate are therefore to be excluded u/s 48. If those days are excluded the plaintiff is out of time by three days. The suit is therefore barred, without reference to the question whether he can file the suit on a Monday if the time expired on a Sunday. We, therefore, allow the appeal and dismiss the suit with costs throughout upon the plaintiff.