https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292733 Section 13, clause 3 of the Madras Estates Land Act was treated as prospective only, because the statute contained no clear language showing an intention to operate retrospectively. The court applied the settled rule that legislation will not be construed to impair vested contractual rights or disturb valid pre-existing agreements unless that result is expressed in plain terms. As clauses 1 and 2 were expressly prospective, clause 3 was read in the same way and as referring to improvements made after commencement. On that construction, the landlord could enforce the pre-existing agreement for enhanced rent, and the tenant could not claim exemption for improvements made before the Act. en-us Fri, 30 Oct 1914 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:01:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292733 Section 13, clause 3 of the Madras Estates Land Act was treated as prospective only, because the statute contained no clear language showing an intention to operate retrospectively. The court applied the settled rule that legislation will not be construed to impair vested contractual rights or disturb valid pre-existing agreements unless that result is expressed in plain terms. As clauses 1 and 2 were expressly prospective, clause 3 was read in the same way and as referring to improvements made after commencement. On that construction, the landlord could enforce the pre-existing agreement for enhanced rent, and the tenant could not claim exemption for improvements made before the Act. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 30 Oct 1914 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292733