https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128141 Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 was held to be prospective only, because a statutory provision that creates or enlarges substantive liability is presumed not to operate retrospectively unless the legislature clearly provides otherwise. The Court held that the enhanced no-fault compensation under the 1988 Act could not apply to an accident that occurred before the Act commenced, and that Section 217 of the Act and Section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 did not evince a contrary intention. Earlier High Court views were overruled, and the claim for enhanced compensation failed. en-us Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:55:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128141 Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 was held to be prospective only, because a statutory provision that creates or enlarges substantive liability is presumed not to operate retrospectively unless the legislature clearly provides otherwise. The Court held that the enhanced no-fault compensation under the 1988 Act could not apply to an accident that occurred before the Act commenced, and that Section 217 of the Act and Section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 did not evince a contrary intention. Earlier High Court views were overruled, and the claim for enhanced compensation failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128141