https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275146 A competent State Legislature may retrospectively amend an existing law for a period preceding the State's creation if it acts within its legislative field and constitutional limits. The validating amendment was effective because it removed the statutory foundation of the earlier judgment by altering the office's nature and tenure, so the prior discrimination finding no longer survived. The office holders had no vested right to continue for the original term, as their position was a statutory one capable of retrospective redefinition. The amended scheme also did not offend Article 14 because the classifications reflected differences in the committees' statutory character and functioning. en-us Mon, 24 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 06:49:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275146 A competent State Legislature may retrospectively amend an existing law for a period preceding the State's creation if it acts within its legislative field and constitutional limits. The validating amendment was effective because it removed the statutory foundation of the earlier judgment by altering the office's nature and tenure, so the prior discrimination finding no longer survived. The office holders had no vested right to continue for the original term, as their position was a statutory one capable of retrospective redefinition. The amended scheme also did not offend Article 14 because the classifications reflected differences in the committees' statutory character and functioning. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 24 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275146