Limitation Act | Section 14(2) Inapplicable Where Court with Jurisdiction Erroneously Declines to Entertain Plea: Kerala High Court

In a significant ruling, the Kerala High Court has held that Section 14(2) of the Limitation Act, 1963 cannot be invoked when a court that has jurisdiction mistakenly refuses to entertain a case due to an incorrect legal interpretation. The Court made it clear that the benefit of exclusion under this provision applies only when the earlier proceeding was bona fide filed before a court that lacked jurisdiction, not when…