2022 (1) TMI 385

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....r. Nikhil Jain, Adv., Mr. Atulesh Kumar, Adv., Dr. Aman M. Hingorani, Adv., Ms. Anzu Varkey, Adv., Mr. Aljo Joseph, Adv., Mr. Sachin Sharma, Adv., Mr. Varinder K. Sharma, Adv., Mr. Abhinav Ramkrishna, AOR,  Mr. Neeraj Kishan Kaul, Sr. Adv.,  Mr. Himanshu Chaubey, AOR,  Mr. Prem Dave, Adv.,  Mr. Raghav Agrawal, Adv.,  Mr. Toshiv Goyal, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. K.K. Venugopal, AG, Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv., Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Adv., Mr. Siddhant Kohli, Adv., Mr. Chinmayee Chandra, Adv., Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR, Ms. Uttara Babbar, AOR, Mr. Manan Bansal, Adv., Mr. Arjun Garg, AOR, Mr. Aakash Nandolia, Adv., Ms. Sagun Srivastava, Adv., Ms. Sunieta Ojha, AOR, Mr. P. I. Jose, AOR, Mr. Jenis V....

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....neral law of limitation or under any special laws (both Central and/or State) due to the outbreak of the COVID19 pandemic. 2. On 23.03.2020, this Court directed extension of the period of limitation in all proceedings before Courts/Tribunals including this Court w.e.f. 15.03.2020 till further orders. On 08.03.2021, the order dated 23.03.2020 was brought to an end, permitting the relaxation of period of limitation between 15.03.2020 and 14.03.2021. While doing so, it was made clear that the period of limitation would start from 15.03.2021. 3. Thereafter, due to a second surge in COVID19 cases, the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) intervened in the Suo Motu proceedings by filing Miscellaneous Application No. 665 of....

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....t orders dated 08.03.2021, 27.04.2021 and 23.09.2021, it is directed that the period from 15.03.2020 till 28.02.2022 shall stand excluded for the purposes of limitation as may be prescribed under any general or special laws in respect of all judicial or quasijudicial proceedings. II. Consequently, the balance period of limitation remaining as on 03.10.2021, if any, shall become available with effect from 01.03.2022. III. In cases where the limitation would have expired during the period between 15.03.2020 till 28.02.2022, notwithstanding the actual balance period of limitation remaining, all persons shall have a limitation period of 90 days from 01.03.2022. In the event the actual balance period of limitation remaining, wi....