Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab & Ors. v. Bhajan Kaur & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 7 S.C.R. 1111
Bench S.B. Sinha and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.
Decided 8 May 2008

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the High Court was not right in observing that the orders under Section 22-B of the Act imposing restrictions on consumption of power could not legally and validly be passed by the Government "with retrospective effect" in the middle of a water year.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 140 - Held:'Does not have retrospective effect- Motor c Vehicles Act, 1939 - s. 92- . Interpretation of statutes: Prospective or Retrospective effect of a statute - Held: Statute is presumed to be prospective unless held to be retrospective either expressly or by necessary implication - s. 6 of General Clauses Act not applicable - ff new Act confers a right, it does so with prospective effect unless expressly stated otherwise - General Clauses Act - s. 6. Under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, s.92- provided for payment of a sum of Rs.15,000/- by way of no fault

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