Supreme Court of India

Bengal Chemists & Druggists Assn. v. Kalyan Chowdhury

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Reported as [2018] 2 S.C.R. 1099
Bench R. F. Nariman and Navin Sinha JJ.
Decided 2 February 2018
Status Distinguished

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that this would also make no differ ence in view of the language of the proviso to Section 421(3) which conta ins mandatory or peremptory negative language and speaks of a second period not exceeding 45 days, which would have the same effect as the expression “but not thereafter” used in Section 34(3) proviso of the Arbitration Act, 1996.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Companies Act, 2013 – s.421(3) – National Company L aw Appellate Tribunal after setting out s.421(3) of the Act, dismissed appeal as not maintainable, inasmuch as the appeal was filed 9 days after the period of limitation of 45 days had expired and a further period of another 45 days had also expired – Appellant contended that u/s.433 of the Act, the provisions of th e Limitation Act shall, as far as may be, apply to appeals befor e the Appellate Tribunal and that therefore, s.5 of the Limitation Act would be applicable to condone the delay beyond the period o f 90 days – Held: There is no

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 distinguished · 1 referred to

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