V Nagarajan vs Sks Ispat And Power Ltd & Ors on 13 July, 2020
8. The issue as to date from which period of limitation for filing shall
commence in reference to an Appeal under Section 61 of the Code has been
considered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in "V. Nagarajan vs. SKS Ispat
& Power Ltd. & Ors., (2022) 2 SCC 244". In the case before the Hon'ble
Supreme Court, NCLT passed an order on 31.12.2019. The copy of the
order was not uploaded until 11-12 March, 2020. Corrected copy of order
was uploaded on 20.03.2020. Appellant requested for free copy from the
Registry and thereafter filed appeal on 08.06.2020 with the downloaded
copy. NCLAT dismissed the Appeal as barred by time which order was
I.A. No. 2588 of 2022 in Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 916 of 2022
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challenged before the Hon'ble Supreme Court. One of the questions
formulated by the Hon'ble Supreme Court was when will the clock for
calculating the limitation period run for appeals filed under IBC. Para 16.1
contains the question no.1 to the following effect: