Reviewed case brief
A.V. Papayya Sastry v. Government of Andhra Pradesh
(2007) 4 SCC 221
## Summary
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 2007
- Subjects
- Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation
- Reviewed
- 2026-07-03
Rule established
Fraud under Section 17 of the Limitation Act includes active concealment by the defendant. Where the right to sue was concealed by fraud, limitation does not run until the plaintiff discovered or ought to have discovered the fraud.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
(2007) 4 SCC 221; verified via standard references
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