In Brief
In this appeal, the Supreme Court clarified that the date when the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code came into force (1 December 2016) cannot be treated as the start date for limitation periods in insolvency applications. The Court set aside the impugned judgment, which had incorrectly applied Article 62 of the Limitation Act and had stated that the Code's commencement triggered the creditor's right to apply. The Court held that Article 137 of the Limitation Act applies to such applications, and directed a fresh hearing on the limitation issue before the NCLAT.
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