🔍 What Happened

The Supreme Court of India ruled that tribunals cannot apply the Limitation Act unless their governing statute expressly allows it.

🧾 Summary

The Supreme Court clarified that the Limitation Act applies automatically only to courts, not tribunals. Tribunals like NCLT, CLAT, or other statutory bodies can condone delays only if the law creating them specifically provides such power. The Court warned that assuming such powers would amount to judicial overreach and disrupt statutory timelines. This ruling impacts thousands of cases where litigants rely on delay condonation before tribunals.

🟢 Public Takeaway

If you miss a deadline before a tribunal, don’t assume delay will be forgiven—check the law carefully.