if err := expireTransitionedObject(ctx, objLayer, &obj, lcEvent, src); err != nil {
		if isErrObjectNotFound(err) || isErrVersionNotFound(err) {
			return false
		}
		ilmLogIf(ctx, fmt.Errorf("expireTransitionedObject(%s, %s): %w", obj.Bucket, obj.Name, err))
		return false
	}
	timeILM(1)

	// Notification already sent in *expireTransitionedObject*, just return 'true' here.
	return true

		}
	}
}

// expireTransitionedObject handles expiry of transitioned/restored objects
// (versions) in one of the following situations:
//
// 1. when a restored (via PostRestoreObject API) object expires.
// 2. when a transitioned object expires (based on an ILM rule).