https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168837 On repeal of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 and substitution by the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the law governing condonation of delay in a claim petition was held to be the law in force when the delay arose. Although the limitation period for filing the claim remained six months under both enactments, the 1988 Act withdrew the power to condone delay beyond that period. Section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 did not preserve a mere liberty or expectation to seek condonation as an accrued right, because no pending condonation proceeding existed at repeal. The restriction in section 166(3) of the 1988 Act therefore applied. en-us Fri, 06 Sep 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:14:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168837 On repeal of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 and substitution by the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the law governing condonation of delay in a claim petition was held to be the law in force when the delay arose. Although the limitation period for filing the claim remained six months under both enactments, the 1988 Act withdrew the power to condone delay beyond that period. Section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 did not preserve a mere liberty or expectation to seek condonation as an accrued right, because no pending condonation proceeding existed at repeal. The restriction in section 166(3) of the 1988 Act therefore applied. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 Sep 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168837