Limitation. Law of limitation being a disabling provision , its various Articles are to be construed by its plain language .

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Object and scope --- Public interest requires that there should be an end to litigation --- Law of limitation provides an element of certainty in the conduct of human affairs - Law of limitation is a law that is designed to that persons must come to Court and take recourse to legal impose quietus on legal dissensions and conflicts --- It requires remedies with due diligence --- Therefore , the limitation cannot limitation period , valuable rights accrue to the other party . ( e ) SC 698 be regarded as a mere technicality --- With the expiration of the Government , departments or autonomous bodies filed before the Ss . 3 & 5 - Cases involving the Federal or Provincial Supreme Court --- Limitation prescribed by law not followed without providing any justifiable reasons acceptable under the law - His Lordship observed that the concerned governments , departments or autonomous bodies must understand that the delay in the limitation for filing proceedings can only be condoned if sufficient grounds are provided ; otherwise , in the absence of such grounds , no preferential treatment can be offered to the governments , departments or autonomous bodies , and their cases must be dealt with in the same manner as those of an ordinary litigant or citizen .

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