Supreme Court of India

Sushila N. Rungta (d) Lrs. v. The Tax Recovery Officer-16(2) and Ors.

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Reported as [2018] 13 S.C.R. 1147
Bench R. F. Nariman and Navin Sinha JJ.
Decided 30 October 2018

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the show cause notice dated 01.06.1971, which is the subject matter of this appeal , no longer survives.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Gold (Control) Act, 1968: Repeal of the Act without the savi ng clause – Applicability of s.6 of the General Clauses Act – Held: The statement of objects and reasons makes it clear that over 22 years, the results achieved under the Act were not encoura ging and the desired objectives for which the Act was introduced h ave failed – This being the case, the repeal simpliciter will no t attract the provisions of s.6 of the General Clauses Act as a contrary intention is very clearly expressed in the statement of objects and reasons to the 1990 repeal Act – General Clauses Act – s.6 – Repeal –

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