https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=433173 Delay in filing an application to implead legal representatives may be condoned under Section 5 of the Limitation Act when sufficient cause is shown, including where the applicant acted promptly after obtaining heir details and the COVID-19 exclusion period affected limitation. A legal representative under Section 2(11) of the CPC is a person who represents the deceased's estate; a widow, as a Class I heir under the Hindu Succession Act, can be impleaded on that basis. The commentary notes that such impleadment may proceed even where related allegations, including alleged fraudulent transactions, are to be examined later. en-us Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:51:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=433173 Delay in filing an application to implead legal representatives may be condoned under Section 5 of the Limitation Act when sufficient cause is shown, including where the applicant acted promptly after obtaining heir details and the COVID-19 exclusion period affected limitation. A legal representative under Section 2(11) of the CPC is a person who represents the deceased's estate; a widow, as a Class I heir under the Hindu Succession Act, can be impleaded on that basis. The commentary notes that such impleadment may proceed even where related allegations, including alleged fraudulent transactions, are to be examined later. Case-Laws Insolvency and Bankruptcy Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=433173