https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179821 A statutory scheme for allotting specified offences to Special Courts was treated as constitutionally valid under Article 14 because it rested on a discernible legislative policy, a reasonable classification, and guided executive discretion in selecting cases within that class. The enhanced compensatory fine, however, was treated as barred by Article 20 to the extent it imposed a greater penalty than the law in force when the offences were committed. The convictions remained undisturbed, but the retrospective increase in punishment could not stand beyond the amount permissible at the time of the offences. A dissent viewed the case-allotment power as arbitrary sub-classification and would have required retrial in the ordinary course. en-us Fri, 22 May 1953 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:15:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179821 A statutory scheme for allotting specified offences to Special Courts was treated as constitutionally valid under Article 14 because it rested on a discernible legislative policy, a reasonable classification, and guided executive discretion in selecting cases within that class. The enhanced compensatory fine, however, was treated as barred by Article 20 to the extent it imposed a greater penalty than the law in force when the offences were committed. The convictions remained undisturbed, but the retrospective increase in punishment could not stand beyond the amount permissible at the time of the offences. A dissent viewed the case-allotment power as arbitrary sub-classification and would have required retrial in the ordinary course. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 22 May 1953 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179821