Once the amount is properly reflected in the ledger as outstanding and payable, the Statute of limitation begins on the following date


Quick Summary
This Delhi High Court ruling clarifies when the Statute of Limitation begins for debts. The court held that once an amount is accurately recorded in a company's ledger as outstanding and payable, a new limitation period starts from the date of that acknowledgement. This decision was made in a case involving a dispute over seed subsidies and trade discounts between two corporations.

Court :
Delhi High Court

Brief :
It is a well settled fact that once a disputed liability has shown in the financial statement of a company as outstanding, the limitation period will again begin from the date next to the date of such acknowledgement. It means that the date on which books of accounts signed by Board of Directors of the company.

Citation :
FAO(OS) (COMM) 69/2022 & CM APPL. 14275/2022

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