Order No.1 Contd… 25/08/2022
Record is put up today.
Ld. Advocate for the complainant is present.
Application under Order-22 Rule-4 read with section 151 CPC is taken up for hearing.
Perused. Considered.
Heard the Ld. Advocate for the complainant.
Ld. Advocate for the complainant submits that the opposite party no.1 Biswajit Banerjee died on 09/05/2021 leaving behind the legal heirs named in the petition.
It appears that the opposite party no.1 died during the period of pandemic of Covid-19.
It is fact that the Hon’ble Apex Court from time to time extended the period of limitation lastly up to 31/05/2022.
Therefore, the instant Misc. Application praying for substitution has been filed within the period of limitation.
As such, application under Order-22 Rule-4 read with section 151 CPC is allowed.
Let the names mentioned in the application be substituted in Complaint Case no.197/2020 as opposite party no.1(a) and no.1(b)
Note in register as well as official website also accordingly.
Inform office.
Thus Misc. Application is disposed of.