Extension of time limit in respect of all judicial or quasi judicial proceedings till 28.02.2022 by Hon'ble Apex Court

Dear All,

This is to update you that the bench comprising of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice Surya Kant passed the order on an application filed by the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) in the suo motu case In Re Cognizance for Extension of Limitation extending the period of limitation till February 28 for filing any appeal before any court or tribunal. The extension came in light of the rise in Covid-19 cases in the country driven by the spread of the Omicron variant of the virus.

The court’s latest order has held that the period between March 15, 2020, to February 28, 2022, will not be counted towards the limitation period for filing of any case. The court has also held that in case the limitation period for filing a case expired between this period of March 15, 2020 to February 28, 2022, then litigants will be given at least 90 days starting from March 1, 2022, to file their case i.e. by 29^th May 2022.

This is the third time the court has extended the limitation period. The chronology of extension of limitation period is tabulated below for your reference.

Particulars	Direction/Order
Order Dated 23.03.2020	Supreme Court extended limitation period after 15^th March 2020 till further orders
Order dated 08-03-2021	Order dated 23-03-2020 brought to an end. Period from 15^th March 2020 to 14^th March 2021 excluded from computation of limitation period. If limitation expired within this period, 90 days balance available from 15^th March 2021 onwards. If more than 90 days balance limitation period is available, that shall apply
Order dated 27-04-2021	Limitation period extended after 14^th March 2021 till further orders
Order dated 23-09-2021	Period from 15^th March 2020 to 2^nd October 2021 excluded from computation of limitation period. Balance previously left on 15^th March 2021 as per order dated 08-03-2021, shall now be available from 3^rd October 2021. Same 90 days clause applicable.
Order dated 10-01-2022	Period from 15^th March 2020 to 28^th February 2022 excluded from computation of limitation period. Balance previously left on 3^rd October 2021 as per order dated 23-09-2021 shall now be available on 1^st March 2022. Same 90 days clause applicable