Section 5 of Limitation Act Archives

Calcutta High Court condones 1452 days delay in filing appeal against acquittal; criticises CBI’s approach

Calcutta High Court acknowledged that due to the nationwide lockdown imposed by the Central Government arising out of COVID pandemic situation in the Country, followed by strict minimum attendance schedule followed in all the government offices, the movement of official work got inadvertently delayed.

Case Briefs

FEMA Appellate Tribunal | Delay of 370 days condoned despite not being convinced of ‘sufficient cause’ for delay, as dismissal of application would bar examination of merits of appeal

Appellate Tribunal (FEMA): Justice G.C. Mishra (Acting Chairman) allowed the application for the condonation of delay in respect to the substitution of

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Petition cannot be rejected merely on ground of mentioning wrong provision – contents of petition must be considered for the sake of justice

Jharkhand High Court: Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. dismissed the writ petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. This is

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | DRT has jurisdiction under S. 5 of Limitation Act to condone delay if application filed with Securitization Application

Punjab and Haryana High Court: This petition was filed before a Division Bench of Amit Rawal and Arun Kumar Tyagi, JJ. against

Case Briefs High Courts

Period of delay is not the criteria while considering application under Section 5 of Limitation Act

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of G.S. Sistani and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, JJ., refused to condone a delay of 65