IB Code appeal limitation starts from the order date; delay beyond the additional fifteen days cannot be condoned.

The limitation period for an appeal under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code runs from the date of the order, and an appellant must act with due diligence in seeking the certified copy. Where the order was uploaded on 19.04.2023, the certified copy was sought only on 04.05.2023 and the appeal was filed on 06.06.2023, the filing fell beyond the outer limit of thirty days plus the further fifteen days permitted by law. The Appellate Tribunal has no jurisdiction to condone delay beyond that additional period, and limitation is not suspended by waiting for a free copy. The appeal was therefore barred by limitation and condonation was rejected.

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Issues: Whether the appeal under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 was barred by limitation and whether delay beyond the statutory period could be condoned.

Analysis: The limitation for an appeal under Section 61(2) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 runs from the date of the order, and the appellant is required to act with due diligence in seeking the certified copy. The order was uploaded on 19.04.2023, the certified copy was applied for only on 04.05.2023, and the appeal was filed on 06.06.2023, beyond the outer limit of thirty days plus fifteen days. The Tribunal applied the settled principle that the Appellate Tribunal has no jurisdiction to condone delay beyond the additional fifteen-day period and that the appellant cannot await a free copy to suspend limitation.

Conclusion: The appeal was barred by limitation and the request for condonation of delay was rejected.

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