The period of limitation for filing a suit for the SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE of a contract (under the Limitation Act, 1963, read with the Specific Relief Act, 1963) is:

A suit for specific performance of a contract is governed by Article 54 of the First Schedule of the Limitation Act, 1963 and must be filed within three years. The time runs from the date fixed for performance, or where no date is fixed, when the plaintiff has notice that performance has been refused. The three-year period is the standard limitation for specific-performance claims and does not follow the longer twelve-year period applicable to suits for possession. Missing the window bars the equitable remedy.