COVID-Omicron : Supreme Court To Hear SCAORA Plea To Revive Extension Of Limitation On Jan 10

The Supreme Court will hear on Monday an application moved by the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association seeking extension of the statutory Limitation Period in respect of judicial and quasi-judicial proceedings, in the wake of the prevailing situation amid rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country.

A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli on Friday allowed the urgent listing of matter after it was mentioned by Advocate Shivaji Jadhav, President of SCAORA.

The relief has been sought through an application filed in the suo motu matter taken up by the top Court regarding extension of limitation in wake of Covid-19.

The application filed through Advocate Abhinav Ramakrishna has stated that there has been a sudden and drastic change in the situation with regard to the pandemic, as a new variant more particularly Omicron has seen a drastic surge, and considering the alarming rate at which there is a rise in the mortality rate due to Covid and also the rise in the new cases, it becomes necessary to restore the relaxation with regard to the period of limitation.

According to the application, quite large number of the staff of the Supreme Court has also been affected by the new variant of the covid and thus it becomes all the more necessary to extend the period of limitation.

 The Supreme Court has therefore been urged to restore its orders dated March 23, 2020 and April 27, 2021, whereby the statutory limitation period for filing of cases were extended.

 In March 2020, the Supreme Court had taken suo motu cognizance of the Covid-19 situation and resultant difficulties that may be faced by litigants across the country in filing their pleadings within the prescribed period of limitation.

Case Title: In Re Cognizance for Extension of Limitation

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