AMAR CHAND INANI vs UNION OF INDIA

The Supreme Court held that Section 80 of the Civil Procedure Code does not extend the limitation period for filing a suit against the Railways, as it only prescribes a condition precedent for instituting the suit. The Court ruled that the appellant's suit was filed beyond the limitation period prescribed under Article 22 of the Indian Limitation Act, 1908, as the notice was served too late. Additionally, the Court clarified that Section 4 of the Limitation Act does not apply if the suit was not filed in the proper court, and Section 14 cannot be invoked since the initial filing was beyond the limitation period.