https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170057 Withdrawal of consent under Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 operates only prospectively, even if rescission is treated as permissible under the General Clauses Act. It cannot invalidate steps already taken under a valid consent or interrupt investigations already commenced before the withdrawal notification. Pending corruption investigations may therefore continue, and the investigating agency remains competent to complete the inquiry and file its report under Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Objections based on legislative competence, laches, and abuse of process were rejected on the basis of existing authority, public interest, and the prima facie nature of the allegations. en-us Tue, 29 Mar 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 15 May 2015 17:08:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170057 Withdrawal of consent under Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 operates only prospectively, even if rescission is treated as permissible under the General Clauses Act. It cannot invalidate steps already taken under a valid consent or interrupt investigations already commenced before the withdrawal notification. Pending corruption investigations may therefore continue, and the investigating agency remains competent to complete the inquiry and file its report under Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Objections based on legislative competence, laches, and abuse of process were rejected on the basis of existing authority, public interest, and the prima facie nature of the allegations. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 29 Mar 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170057