https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169707 A decree for pre-emption that had already been affirmed and attained finality remained binding between the parties and was executable despite a later constitutional invalidation of the Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913. The Court applied the principle that concluded adjudications are not unsettled inter partes by a subsequent declaration of invalidity. The substituted Section 15 was also held to operate prospectively, so it could not reopen or impair an earlier final decree. The earlier decree therefore continued to govern the parties, and the challenge to its enforceability failed. en-us Thu, 22 Aug 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 01 May 2015 14:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169707 A decree for pre-emption that had already been affirmed and attained finality remained binding between the parties and was executable despite a later constitutional invalidation of the Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913. The Court applied the principle that concluded adjudications are not unsettled inter partes by a subsequent declaration of invalidity. The substituted Section 15 was also held to operate prospectively, so it could not reopen or impair an earlier final decree. The earlier decree therefore continued to govern the parties, and the challenge to its enforceability failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 22 Aug 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169707