Author: Inder Jain

Introduction It is the conviction of most of the Lawyers & Litigants that the Courts have authority in all enactments to condone delay beyond the statutory period as per the mandate of Section 5 and Section 29(2) of the Limitation Act, which has an overriding effect on all enactments. Before deliberating on the subject, it would be trite to reproduce section 5 and Section 29(2) of the Limitation Act which read as under: “5. Extension of prescribed period in certain cases. – Any appeal or any application, other than an application under any of the provisions of Order XXI of the Code of Civil…