https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190309 The Supreme Court held that the Amendment Act 1973, affecting the Punjab Custom (Power to Contest) Act, 1920, is retrospective and applicable to pending proceedings. It determined that the right under the Principal Act was a statutory right taken away by the Amendment Act. The Court also affirmed the applicability of Hindu Law in cases of alienation, emphasizing that rights under Hindu Law remain unaffected despite the custom being abolished by the Amendment Act. The appellant was granted the right to contest the executability of the decree in execution, leading to the appeal's allowance, setting aside lower court orders, and dismissal of the execution petition. en-us Mon, 29 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 11:03:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190309 The Supreme Court held that the Amendment Act 1973, affecting the Punjab Custom (Power to Contest) Act, 1920, is retrospective and applicable to pending proceedings. It determined that the right under the Principal Act was a statutory right taken away by the Amendment Act. The Court also affirmed the applicability of Hindu Law in cases of alienation, emphasizing that rights under Hindu Law remain unaffected despite the custom being abolished by the Amendment Act. The appellant was granted the right to contest the executability of the decree in execution, leading to the appeal's allowance, setting aside lower court orders, and dismissal of the execution petition. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 29 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190309