Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 536 · Decided 23 September 2021
In Re: Cognizance for Extension of Limitationmiscellaneous Application NO. 665 of 2021 in (Smw (C) NO. 3 of 2020) v. .
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 536 · [2021] 7 S.C.R. 1099
- Case number
- SUO MOTO CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 3/2021
- Decided
- 23 September 2021
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA, L. NAGESWARA RAO, SURYA KANT (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Contempt
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; Arbitration Act Section 12A; NI Act Section 138
Headnote
Covid-19 Pandemic - Limitation, extension of - On 23.03.2020, this Court had directed extension of the period of limitation in all proceedings before the Courts/Tribunals including this Court w.e.f. 15.03.2020 till further orders - On 08.03.2021, since in prevalence of Covid-19 virus, an order was passed that in computing the period of limitation for any suit, appeal, application or proceeding, the period from 15.03.2020 till 14.03.2021 would be excluded - Thereafter, there was a second surge in COVID-19 cases which had a devastating
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