law: Court Fees Act, 1850 
  7.Disability of one of several persons .- 
  Where one of several person jointly entitled to institute a suit
  
  or make an application for the execution of a decree is under any such
  
  disability, and a discharge can be given without the concurrence of such
  
  person, time will run against them all; where no such discharge can be given,
  
  time will not run as against any of them until one of them becomes capable of
  
  giving such discharge without the concurrence of the others or until the
  
  disability has ceased.
  Explanation I.  -- This section applies
  
  to a discharge from every kind of liability, including a liability in respect
  
  of any immovable property.
  Explanation II.--  For the purposes of this section, the Manager
  
  of a Hindu undivided family governed by the Mitakshara 
  
  law shall be deemed to be capable of giving a discharge without the concurrence
  
  of the other members of the family only if he is in management of the joint
  
  family property.