retrospective amendment

cheshta (Querist) 29 May 2009 This query is : Resolved
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I want to ask that what gives the goverment,the finance minister power to do retrospective amendment in law?

Many cases also had been filed against such retrospective amendments particularly amendments done in incometax act by finance ministers but all gione ion favour of goverment helding that govt.has power to do retrospective amendments.

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Murali Krishna (Expert) 29 May 2009
Constitution gives power to parliament to make all legislations. This includes retrospective legislations. However, courts are empowered to review them under judicial review as to whether the retrospective legislations are legally valid.

SANJAY DIXIT (Expert) 30 May 2009
Rightly opined by Mr Murli.

B.B.R.Goud. (Expert) 01 June 2009
The Constitution of India, gives power under Art 368, to the parliament, to make all legislations.

However, courts are empowered to review them under judicial review as to whether the retrospective legislations are legally valid or not, in the light of Art 20(1).

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