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As per Article 58 of, under Part II of the Schedule of the Limitation Act, 1963, ("the Act") the period of limitation to obtain any declaration (other than those classes of declarations mentioned in Articles 56 and 57 of the Act) is three years from the date the 'right to sue first accrues'.
Article 113, on the other hand, which is the residuary article states that the period of limitation for any suit for which no period of limitation is provided elsewhere the Schedule, is three years from the date the 'right to sue accrues'.
It is often difficult to ascertain when the right to sue accrues, especially in declaratory suits in which there may not even be a clear cause of action. Courts have analyzed these phrases and laid down guidelines to determine when the 'right to sue accrues' or when the 'right to sue first accrues'.