Exclusion of date on which Court is closed
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Summary
If the period of limitation ends on a day the Court is closed, the Court may take cognizance on the day it reopens. This applies when a filing deadline or limitation falls on a non-working day for the Court. A day counts as closed if the Court remains shut during its normal working hours.
Example
Priya has 30 days to file an appeal but the 30th day falls on a public holiday when the Court is closed. When the Court reopens the next working day, the Court may take cognizance of her appeal.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhere the period of limitation expires on a day when the Court is closed, the Court may take cognizance on the day on which the Court reopens.
Explanation.-A Court shall be deemed to be closed on any day within the meaning of this section, if, during its normal working hours, it remains closed on that day.
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