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RightRemains: Know Your Limitation A Limitation Period Calculator under the Limitation Act, 1963

1. The Problem Limitation is a threshold question in every civil proceeding and one of the most error-prone calculations in Indian legal practice. Schedule I to the Limitation Act, 1963 contains 137 articles, each prescribing a different period and starting point. These must be read with a dispersed set of general provisions. A correct limitation date is therefore rarely the product of one rule. It is usually an article read with two or more general provisions, applied in the correct sequence. Manual computation creates errors that can be fatal to a claim.
2. The Gap in Existing Tools Existing online limitation calculators commonly suffer from: • Limited or broken functionality: Several are non-functional, abandoned or outdated. • Narrow scope: Most cover only a few common articles rather than Schedule I as a whole. • No general-provision analysis: They calculate the base period but do not account for sections 6–23, leaving practitioners to make corrections manually. • No case-law context: Computed dates are rarely accompanied by the judicial interpretation needed to assess them.
3. The Solution RightRemains is a single continuous instrument that takes a user from the facts of a matter to a computed limitation date under the correct article of Schedule I, adjusted for applicable general provisions and supported by relevant authority. Core Workflow
4. Nature of proceeding: Select the relevant Schedule I article or enter a custom period where the limitation period comes from outside the Schedule.
5. Key dates: Enter the date on which the right to sue, appeal or apply accrued and the date against which limitation is to be checked.
6. Adjustments: Apply relevant general provisions.
7. Calculate: The tool returns the governing article, prescribed period, start date and computed expiry date. Facts-to-Article Parsing Users can paste a short factual narrative or upload a text-layer PDF instead of identifying the article themselves. The tool uses heuristics to suggest the likely article and accrual date, which are then displayed in the structured form for verification. The parser is expressly presented as an aid, not a legal determination. Case-Law Surfacing Where the computation engages an issue with established judicial treatment, relevant authorities are surfaced alongside the result. The output is therefore not merely a date but a date placed in its relevant interpretive context.
8. What Makes It Innovative? • Breadth: Covers the full range of Schedule I rather than a handful of common articles. • Unified disability pipeline: Models sections 6–8 together, including stacking, death, representative disability, joint claimants, the three-year cap and the pre-emption exception. • Facts-to-article intake: Allows users to begin with facts while retaining the structured form as the authoritative input. • Case-law integration: Links authorities to the specific computation rather than providing generic search results. • Honest scope disclosure: The tool expressly identifies provisions that are only partly modelled, including detailed section 5 condonation, section 4 court holidays, section 17 fraud and limitation under special statutes outside the 1963 Act. This is deliberate. A limitation calculator that overstates its coverage can be more dangerous than one that clearly identifies its limits.
9. Who Is It For? • Litigators: To verify limitation before drafting or filing a plaint, appeal or application. • Law students: To understand the interaction between Schedule I and the general provisions through interactive computation. • Chambers and litigation teams: To provide a consistent first-level limitation check across matters and reduce the risk of errors reaching senior counsel.
10. Use of AI in Development RightRemains was built from scratch during the Vibeathon window, including its application, limitation logic, workflows, interface and supporting functionality. Claude -Primary reasoning and implementation of limitation logic, including Schedule I and sections 6–23 ChatGPT-Cross-checking statutory interpretation and edge cases Cursor Composer & Grok-In-editor implementation, refactoring and integration
11. Disclaimer RightRemains states that it is an educational aid, not legal advice. Its facts-to-article parser is heuristic and may misidentify the governing article; case lists are illustrative rather than exhaustive; several provisions are only partly modelled; and any filing date should be confirmed with qualified counsel before reliance.
12. Conclusion RightRemains does not attempt to be a general legal assistant. It focuses on one high-stakes function: limitation calculation. By bringing together Schedule I, the general provisions of the Act, facts-based intake and relevant case law, it addresses a narrow but consequential gap in existing legal technology.

1. Full Schedule I Coverage: Covers all 137 Articles of Schedule I to the Limitation Act, 1963, across suits, appeals and applications.
2. Intelligent Limitation Calculation: Calculates the applicable limitation period, commencement date, expiry date, and relevant adjustments under the Act.
3. Facts-to-Article Parsing: Allows users to describe the facts of a matter or upload a text-based PDF and receive a suggested Article and accrual date for verification.
4. General Provisions Integration: Accounts for applicable provisions under Sections 6–23, including disability, death, joint claimants, representative disability, stacking and statutory limits.
5. Transparent Computation: Shows the governing Article, applicable period, starting point, adjustments and final expiry date, allowing users to verify how the result was reached.
6. Case Law Integration: Surfaces relevant judicial authorities where case law materially informs the applicable Article, provision or computation.