Supreme Court · 1965 INSC 198 · Decided 6 October 1965
Union of India v. Sukumar Pyne
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1965 INSC 198 · [1966] 2 S.C.R. 34
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 701/1964
- Decided
- 6 October 1965
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.C. SHAH, S.M. SIKRI (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC; Constitution Article 14, 20, 226, 20(1), 132(1)
Headnote
Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947 (7 of 1947), ss. 23(1) and 23D -Amending Act 39 of 1957-Whether violates Arts. 14 and 20 of the Constitution-Contravention before amendment-Whether amending Act applicab/e--Retrospectivity. In 1954 some foreign currency and Travellers Cheques were recovered the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act was amended, s. 23 (I) was substituted and s. 23D was added. After the amendment either adjudication proceedings or criminal .proceedings could be taken up in respect of a con~ravention mentioned in s. 23 (I), while before the amendment only criminal
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