Law laid down by five-Judge Bench in Hilli, (2020) 5 SCC 757 that limitation mandatorily cannot be extended beyond prescribed period of 45 days (i.e. period of 30 days along with discretionary extension of time up to 15 days), held, operates prospectively.
Because the said judgment was to operate prospectively and the written statement as well as the application for condonation of delay had been filed much prior to the said judgment. Accordingly, the impugned order of NCDRC deserves to be and is, hereby set aside. Para 2
[A. Suresh Kumar v. Amit Agarwal, (2021) 7 SCC 466]