Case Law Analysis
|Jharkhand High Court
Section 5 Limitation Act | Pandemic-Driven Delay Beyond SC’s 90-Day Window May Be Condoned for Restoration Applications: Jharkhand HC
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that delays in filing restoration applications due to Covid-19 lockdowns, even after the Supreme Court’s 90-day limitation waiver, can still be condoned if the delay is demonstrably attributable to pandemic disruptions. This sets a critical precedent for litigants facing systemic access-to-justice barriers during public emergencies, reinforcing that procedural rigidity must yield to substantive fairness when external forces prevent timely filings.