Rule Or Law Cannot Be Construed As Retrospective Unless It Expresses A Clear Or Manifest Intention To The Contrary: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a rule or law cannot be construed as retrospective unless it expresses a clear or manifest intention to the contrary.In the absence of express statutory authorization, delegated legislation in the form of rules or regulations, cannot operate retrospectively, the bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat observed.In this case, the High Court of...