Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 1020 · Decided 30 October 2018
Sushila N. Rungta (D) LRS. v. The Tax Recovery OFFICER-16(2) and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 1020 · [2018] 13 S.C.R. 1147
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 10824/2018
- Decided
- 30 October 2018
- Bench
- R.F. NARIMAN, NAVIN SINHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Gold (Control) Act, 1968: Repeal of the Act without the saving 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 encouraging and the desired objectives for introduced have failed - This being the case, the repeal simpliciter will not 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
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