Section 13 of Limitation Act "Exclusion of time in cases where leave to sue or appeal as a pauper is applied for"
In computing the period of limitation prescribed for any suit or appeal in any case where an application for leave to sue or appeal as a pauper has been made and rejected, the time during which the applicant has been prosecuting in good faith his application for such leave shall be excluded, and the court may, on payment of the court-fees prescribed for such suit or appeal, treat the suit or appeal as having the same force and effect as if the court-fees had been paid in the first instance.
Section 14 of Limitation Act "Exclusion of time of proceeding bona fide in court without jurisdiction"
(1) In computing the period of limitation for any suit the time during which the plaintiff has been prosecuting with due diligence another civil proceeding, whether in a court of first instance or of the appeal or revision, against the defendant shall be excluded, where the proceeding relates to the same matter in issue and is prosecuted in good faith in a court which, from defect of jurisdiction or other cause of a like nature, is unable to entertain it.
(2) In computing the period of limitation for any
application, the time during which the applicant has been
prosecuting with due diligence another civil proceeding,
whether in a court of first instance or of appeal or
revision, against the same party for the same relief shall
be excluded, where such proceeding is prosecuted in good
faith in a count of first instance or of appeal or revision,
against the same party for the same relief shall be
excluded, where such proceeding is prosecuted in good faith
in a court which, from defect of jurisdiction or other cause
of a like nature, is unable to entertain it.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 2 of Order
XXIII of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), the
provisions of sub-section (1) shall apply in relation to a
fresh suit instituted on permission granted by the court
under rule of that Order, where such permission is granted
on the ground that the first suit must fail by reason of a
defect in the jurisdiction of the court of other cause of a
like nature.
Explanation - For the purpose of this section, -
a. in excluding the time during which a former civil
proceeding was pending, the day on which that proceeding was
instituted and the day on which it ended shall both be
counted;
b. a plaintiff or an applicant resisting an appeal shall be
deemed to be prosecuting a proceeding;
c. misjoinder of parties or of causes of action shall be
deemed to be a cause of a like nature with defect of
jurisdiction.