When Can A Provision Be Held To Be Clarificatory With Retrospective Effect? Supreme Court Explains

Sheryl Sebastian

25 May 2023 8:42 PM IST

  • When Can A Provision Be Held To Be Clarificatory With Retrospective Effect? Supreme Court Explains

    The Supreme recently held that for a subsequent order/provision/amendment passed to be considered a clarification to the original provision, it must not expand or alter the scope of the original provision and that the original must be sufficiently vague or ambiguous so as to require such clarification.The Apex Court observed while it was well established that a clarification or an explanation...

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