Supreme Court of India

S.L. Srinivasa Jute Twine Mills P. Ltd v. Union of India and Anr.

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Reported as [2006] 2 S.C.R. 235

Bench Arijit Pasayat and R.V. Raveendran JJ.

Decided 15 February 2006

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Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952; Section 16 with amendments: Infancy protection to newly set up factories/establishments-Exemption c clause-Removal of exemption clause by the amending Act of 1998-Effect of amendment on the existing rights-Held: Every statute prima facie prospective in effect unless legislature expressly or by necessary implication make it retrospective in effect-Jn terms of the provisions of repeal in the General Clauses Act unless different intention appears, the repeal shall not affect any rights/privilege or liability acquired/accrued or

Authorities it was built on

1965 Amireddi Rajagopala Rao and Others v. Amireddi Sitharamamma and Others cited by 5
1967 Commissioner of Income-tax, Gujarat v. Jayantilal Amratlal, Ahmedabad cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2025 Vijaya Kumari S & Another v. Union of India relied on
2025 The State of Maharashtra & Ors. v. Prism Cement Limited & Anr referred to
2019 Prashanti Medical Services & Research Foundation v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2019 K. Sashidhar v. Indian Overseas Bank & Ors. referred to

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