A chamber of India`s Chief Justice NV Ramana, Judge L Nageswara Rao and Judge Surya Kant noted that a 90-day buffer period will be granted from October 1 as COVID-19 cases have decreased. However, on April 27 of this year, the Supreme Court took note of the beginning of the second wave of COVID-19 and relaxed the legal deadline for filing petitions, including election petitions, under the Representation of the People Act of 1951. This means that anyone can still file a petition challenging the election of a re-elected candidate and, under the procedure, the electoral management body is required to obtain electronic voting machines (EVM) and voter-verifiable paper verification procedures (VVPAT) that have probative value to present their views in court proceedings. III. The deadline from 15.03.2020 to 02.10.2021 is also valid for the calculation of deadlines in accordance with §§ 23 para. 4 and 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act 2015 and section 138 (b) and (c) of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 and any other law providing for limitation periods for the commencement of proceedings. external limits (within which the court can tolerate a delay) and the closure of the proceedings. The bank told India`s Attorney General, KK Venugopal: “I think we can lift the order now. We can now say that the extension period will last until October 1. Given the restoration of normality and the reduction in the prevalence of the Covid-19 virus, the Supreme Court decided on March 8, 2021 to withdraw the extension of the limitation period as of March 14, 2021. After that, a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic took over India in 2021 and had a debilitating effect on the nation. The Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) joined the Suo Motu proceeding and requested the reinstatement of the limitation period extension. The Apex court, which complied with SCAORA`s request, issued an order on April 27, 2021 restoring the extension of the statute of limitations until further orders are made. In September 2021, the Election Commission of India filed a petition to amend the Ordinance to extend the restriction on election petitions, raising concerns about the difficulty of obtaining EVMs and election documents indefinitely.

The Apex court ruled on September 9, 2021 that it would consider recalling the Suo Motu order in all cases and not just for election requests. On the 27th. In April, amid the unprecedented increase in Covid-19 cases, the Supreme Court extended the statute of limitations for litigants to file appeals to courts or tribunals pending further orders. The court noted that the increase had put litigants in a “difficult situation” and extended all limitation periods ending on March 14, 2021, pending further orders. The Supreme Court announced Thursday that it will recall an earlier order by Suo Motu that extended the statute of limitations for filing cases in light of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The Supreme Court said the extension of the statute of limitations would be withdrawn from October 1. The Supreme Court noted that the country was returning to normal and ended the extension of the limitation period with its order of 8 March 2021. During the hearing, the Attorney General accepted the proposal to begin a statute of limitations, saying that normality has now returned and that to his knowledge there are no containment zones in the country. The Supreme Court recalled the Suo Motu order of April 27, 2021, which extended the statute of limitations for filing complaints in the face of the second wave of COVID, effective March 14, 2021. The court said the suo motu extension of the statute of limitations will be withdrawn as of October 2, 2021. A bank composed of the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice L.

The Supreme Court recalled the Suo Motu order of April 27, 2021, which extended the statute of limitations for filing complaints in the face of the second wave of COVID, effective March 14, 2021. Due to the onset of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court noted in March 2020 the difficulties litigants may face in filing motions, motions, lawsuits, appeals and all other proceedings within the statute of limitations required by general law or special law (central and governmental). On 23 March 2020, the Supreme Court ordered the extension of the limitation period in all proceedings before the courts and tribunals, including the Supreme Court, with effect from 15 March 2020 pending further orders. The Supreme Court has ordered that the extension of the limitation period for filing cases in court in light of the COVID-19 pandemic situation end on October 2, 2021 (In Re: Congizance for Extension of Limitation). II. In cases where the limitation period has expired between 15.03.2020 and 02.10.2021, without prejudice to the remaining limitation period, a limitation period of 90 days has from 03.10.2021. In the event that the limitation period remaining in effect from 03.10.2021 is longer than 90 days, this longer period applies. Previously, in the same month of March, the Supreme Court had ended the statute of limitations, which was first granted in March 2020, due to the first wave. At the time, the court noted that the country was “returning to normal.” Soon after, cases and deaths began to rise rapidly across the country, leading to a second extension. “The electoral body is asking this court for appropriate instructions to set a timetable for the submission of election petitions in the states/Union Territories of Assam, Kerala, NCT Delhi, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, because in the absence of the same, all EVMs used in these states/Union Territories are currently blocked or cannot be used for upcoming/future elections in reason for the order of 27 April. 2021, adopted by this court,” the plea reads. The Supreme Court had issued an order on May 23, 2020, ordering that the limitation period be extended in all proceedings, regardless of the limitation period required by general law or special laws, from March 15, 2020 until other orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previously, the Election Commission appealed to the Supreme Court, saying that electronic voting machines and voter-verifiable paper testers used in assembly elections in six states are not used because they must be retained and released due to an order to extend the statute of limitations for filing pleadings. The court said the suo motu extension of the statute of limitations will be withdrawn as of October 2, 2021. However, given the increase in COVID cases during the second wave, the Supreme Court reinstated the first order on April 27 (issued on March 23, 2020) and extended the statute of limitations from March 14, 2021 until further orders. I. When calculating the limitation period for prosecutions, appeals, applications or proceedings, the period from 15.03.2020 to 02.10.2021 is excluded. Accordingly, the remaining limitation period will be available on 15.03.2021, if any, with effect from 03.10.2021. Senior lawyer Vikas Singh, who appeared for the Election Commission of India, said only 45 days should be allowed for election petitions after the extension is lifted, as this is the period set out in the People`s Representation Act. Previously, a 90-day deadline for bids had been set under a March 8 order, Singh said. 1. Subject: Knowledge of the extension of the limitation period, Other application No. 665 of 2021 in SMW(C) No.

3 of 2020. In a recent order in the Re: Cognizance case to extend the statute of limitations1, the Supreme Court recalled the Suo Motu order of April 27, 2021, which granted a further extension of the limitation period for filing cases in light of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. .