https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289075 A rule or statute is presumed to operate prospectively, particularly where retrospective effect would impair vested rights. Although procedural amendments may generally apply to pending matters, that principle does not extend to a rule that destroys or materially burdens an accrued right of appeal. The right of appeal to the Supreme Court was treated as a vested right attaching when the suit was instituted, and the amended High Court rule could not take that right away unless retrospective operation was clearly expressed. The amendment, by shifting certain second appeals from a Division Bench to a single Judge, was therefore held not to apply to cases instituted before 8 May 1951. en-us Fri, 19 Oct 1951 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 Jul 2020 18:47:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289075 A rule or statute is presumed to operate prospectively, particularly where retrospective effect would impair vested rights. Although procedural amendments may generally apply to pending matters, that principle does not extend to a rule that destroys or materially burdens an accrued right of appeal. The right of appeal to the Supreme Court was treated as a vested right attaching when the suit was instituted, and the amended High Court rule could not take that right away unless retrospective operation was clearly expressed. The amendment, by shifting certain second appeals from a Division Bench to a single Judge, was therefore held not to apply to cases instituted before 8 May 1951. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 Oct 1951 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289075