https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=125685 An amending statute that expressly makes the law "as amended" applicable to pending suits, appeals and proceedings will govern those pending matters in its revised form, including the omission of a prior provision. The Court applied the ordinary meaning of the proviso to section 1(2) of the Calcutta Thika Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1953 and held that the omitted section 28 could no longer support relief in an application pending when the amendment commenced. The saving principle in section 8 of the Bengal General Clauses Act could not override the clear contrary intention in the amending statute, and the beneficent character of the legislation did not create ambiguity. en-us Wed, 20 Apr 1960 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 14:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=125685 An amending statute that expressly makes the law "as amended" applicable to pending suits, appeals and proceedings will govern those pending matters in its revised form, including the omission of a prior provision. The Court applied the ordinary meaning of the proviso to section 1(2) of the Calcutta Thika Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1953 and held that the omitted section 28 could no longer support relief in an application pending when the amendment commenced. The saving principle in section 8 of the Bengal General Clauses Act could not override the clear contrary intention in the amending statute, and the beneficent character of the legislation did not create ambiguity. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 20 Apr 1960 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=125685