https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173650 A change in the forum of trial was treated as procedural and therefore applied retrospectively absent a contrary legislative indication. No litigant has a vested right to be tried by a particular forum, and a case is instituted when the Magistrate takes cognizance under Section 190(1) CrPC. On the facts, no proceeding was pending before the Magistrate when the amendment came into force and the charge-sheet was filed later, so committal to the Sessions Court was legally valid. The broader objection to applying the amendment to pending matters was rejected, with prospective operation of the overruling limited to avoid hardship in cases already tried or at an advanced stage. en-us Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:47:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173650 A change in the forum of trial was treated as procedural and therefore applied retrospectively absent a contrary legislative indication. No litigant has a vested right to be tried by a particular forum, and a case is instituted when the Magistrate takes cognizance under Section 190(1) CrPC. On the facts, no proceeding was pending before the Magistrate when the amendment came into force and the charge-sheet was filed later, so committal to the Sessions Court was legally valid. The broader objection to applying the amendment to pending matters was rejected, with prospective operation of the overruling limited to avoid hardship in cases already tried or at an advanced stage. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173650