https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278261 A provincial government impleaded in proceedings concerning the constitutional validity of its legislation was treated as competent to maintain an independent appeal. The commentary states that a constitutional continuation clause preserves existing law but does not prohibit retrospective legislation, so the U.P. Regularization of Remissions Act, 1938 was not invalid on that ground. It also explains that, on a pith and substance analysis, the Act concerned remission of rent and landlord-tenant relations, with ancillary effects on remedies and validation of remission orders, and therefore fell within the provincial legislative field. The constitutional challenge failed, and the underlying decree remained undisturbed. en-us Fri, 06 Dec 1940 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 17:30:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278261 A provincial government impleaded in proceedings concerning the constitutional validity of its legislation was treated as competent to maintain an independent appeal. The commentary states that a constitutional continuation clause preserves existing law but does not prohibit retrospective legislation, so the U.P. Regularization of Remissions Act, 1938 was not invalid on that ground. It also explains that, on a pith and substance analysis, the Act concerned remission of rent and landlord-tenant relations, with ancillary effects on remedies and validation of remission orders, and therefore fell within the provincial legislative field. The constitutional challenge failed, and the underlying decree remained undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 Dec 1940 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278261