https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182322 The Court held that retrospective or validating legislation is permissible only if it changes the underlying legal basis of an earlier decision; it cannot merely declare prior civil court decrees ineffective while leaving the law unchanged. The Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Haryana Amendment Act, 1981 was unconstitutional to the extent it sought to require revenue authorities to disregard earlier decrees and orders recognising that the disputed land was not shamlat deh. That provision amounted to an impermissible exercise of judicial power by legislative fiat, and the amendment was invalid in that respect. en-us Thu, 04 Mar 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 07 May 2016 11:44:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182322 The Court held that retrospective or validating legislation is permissible only if it changes the underlying legal basis of an earlier decision; it cannot merely declare prior civil court decrees ineffective while leaving the law unchanged. The Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Haryana Amendment Act, 1981 was unconstitutional to the extent it sought to require revenue authorities to disregard earlier decrees and orders recognising that the disputed land was not shamlat deh. That provision amounted to an impermissible exercise of judicial power by legislative fiat, and the amendment was invalid in that respect. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 04 Mar 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182322