2021 (11) TMI 387

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.... Hingorani, Adv., Ms. Anzu Varkey, Adv., Mr. Sachin Sharma, Adv., Mr. Aljo Joseph, Adv., Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma, Adv. And Mr. Abhinav Ramkrishna, AOR For State of A.P.: Mr. S. Niranjan Reddy, Sr.Adv., Mr. Mahfooz Ahsan Nazki, AOR, Mr. Polanki Gowtham, Adv., Mr. Shaik Mohamad Haneef, Adv., Mr. T. Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy, Adv., Mr. Amitabh Sinha, Adv. And Mr. K.V. Girish Chowdary, Adv. For Patna High Court: Mr. P.H. Parekh, Sr.Adv., Mr. Sameer Parekh, Adv., Mr. Kshatrashal Raj, Adv., Ms. Tanya Chaudhry, Adv., Ms. Pratyusha Priyadarshini, Adv. And Ms. Nitika Pandey, Adv. For Registrar General, High Court of Meghalaya: Mr. Soumya Chakraborty, Sr.Adv., Mr. Sanjai Kumar Pathak, Adv. And Ms. Shashi Pathak, Adv. For Election Commission ....

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....Madhur Jhavar, Adv., Ms. Vindhya Mehra, Adv., Mr. Kartik Lahoti, Adv., Mr. Rahul Maheshwari, Adv. And Ms. Shivangi Malhotra, Adv. For High Court of Jharkhand: Mr. Tapesh Kumar Singh, AOR, Mr. Aditya Pratap Singh, Adv., Mrs. L. Bhaswati Singh, Adv., Mr. Aditya Narayan Das, Adv., Ms. Uttara Babbar, AOR And Mr. Manan Bansal, Adv. ORDER 1. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in March, 2020, this Court took Suo Motu cognizance of the difficulties that might be faced by the litigants in filing petitions/ applications/ suits/ appeals/ all other proceedings within the period of limitation prescribed under the general law of limitation or under any special laws (both Central and/or State). On 23.03.2020, this Court directed extension o....

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.... proceedings. 4. The Government of India shall amend the guidelines for containment zones, to state. "Regulated movement will be allowed for medical emergencies, provision of essential goods and services, and other necessary functions, such as, time bound applications, including for legal purposes, and educational and job-related requirements." 3. Thereafter, there was a second surge in COVID-19 cases which had a devastating and debilitating effect. The Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) intervened in the Suo Motu proceedings by filing Miscellaneous Application No.665 of 2021 seeking restoration of the order dated 23.03.2020. Acceding to the request made by SCAORA, this Court passed the following ord....

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....of all the uncertainties about another wave of the deadly COVID-19 virus, it is imminent that the order dated 08.03.2021 is restored as the situation is near normal. 5. We have heard learned Attorney General for India, Mr. Vikas Singh, learned Senior Counsel for the Election Commission of India, Mr. Shivaji M. Jadhav, learned counsel for the SCAORA and other learned Advocates. There is consensus that there is no requirement for continuance of the initial order passed by this Court on 23.03.2020 and relaxation of the period of limitation need not be continued any further. The contention of Mr. Vikas Singh is that the order dated 08.03.2021 can be restored, subject to a modification. He submitted that paragraph No.2 of the order dated 08.0....