Case Law Analysis
|Himachal Pradesh High Court
Limitation Act Section 136 | Pandemic Extension Applies Only If Limitation Period Expired During Lockdown: Himachal Pradesh HC
The Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled that the Supreme Court's pandemic-related limitation extension applies exclusively to cases where the limitation period expired between 15.03.2020 and 28.02.2022. Execution petitions filed beyond the prescribed 12-year period under Article 136 of the Limitation Act remain barred if the limitation period did not expire during the exclusion window, reinforcing strict adherence to statutory timelines.