https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168474 A statutory disqualification under Section 14(1)(J-2) of the Bombay Village Panchayats Act was construed to apply to persons already holding office when the amendment commenced. The Court reasoned that a disqualifying provision is not subject to an inflexible presumption of prospectivity; where the language and legislative intent indicate application to sitting members, effect must be given to that command. On that construction, no vested right existed to continue in office despite the new disability, and the disqualification was upheld against the incumbent member. en-us Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168474 A statutory disqualification under Section 14(1)(J-2) of the Bombay Village Panchayats Act was construed to apply to persons already holding office when the amendment commenced. The Court reasoned that a disqualifying provision is not subject to an inflexible presumption of prospectivity; where the language and legislative intent indicate application to sitting members, effect must be given to that command. On that construction, no vested right existed to continue in office despite the new disability, and the disqualification was upheld against the incumbent member. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168474