John Wallis, C.J.

1. This is an application under Order 22, Rule 9(2) to set aside an abatement. The deceased plaintiff appellant died on 31st July 1920 when the time limited for bringing on his legal representatives was six months under Article 176 of the Limitation Act of 1908. By an amending Act, which was passed early in September 1920 and came into force on the 1st January 1921, the time was reduced to ninety days. It has been contended before us, that, as the death of the plaintiff took place before the amending Act was passed, the petitioner was in time in filing his application on 17th January 1921 within six months of her husbands death. Precisely the same question arose in Aravil Kaliamma v. Sankaran Nambu-dripad (1910) I.L.R. 34 Mad. 292: 20 M.L.T. 347 as regards the reduction by the Limitation Act of 1908 of the period for bringing in legal representative from three years to six months, and it was decided that the application which was made after the coming into force of the Limitation Act of 1908 was governed by it. The question was further considered and the same view was taken with reference to a case under Article 164 in Chidambaram Chettiv. Karuppan Chetti (191