SC rules lockdown time as zero duration

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Supreme Court today ruled that the duration in between March 22 and the time when the lockdown would end should be thought about no
period for those whose due date for filing or contesting cases or joining court proceedings had actually lapsed
The grand Complete bench of the apex court making up 19 justices provided the decision in action to petitions filed by advocates Tikaram
Bhattarai and Maheshwar Shrestha in the Case and Writ Department of the Supreme Court
The SC had chosen to halt its non-urgent court proceedings from March 22
The SC said that those persons who had time to submit case or join court procedures on March 22 , will have 30 days & duration disallowing
travel time after the lockdown ends to submit or contest cases, or sign up with court procedures in a law court or quasi-judicial bodies
The court likewise stated if anybody who is expected to object to a case or sign up with court proceedings in 1 month after the end of
lockdown, is sent out to quarantine or isolation, then that person can contest his/her case or join court proceedings within 15 days after
s/he is launched from quarantine centres or seclusion wards
A version of this article appears in e-paper on May 29, 2020 of The Himalayan Times