https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298292 A retrospective validating measure may cure the defect on which a judgment rests, but it cannot directly nullify a final judicial decision. The Kerala Ordinance sought to regularise cancelled medical admissions despite prior findings by the Admission Supervisory Committee, the High Court and the Supreme Court that the admissions were invalid and contrary to the prescribed online application process. Because the Ordinance did not remove any legal defect in the governing admissions framework and instead attempted to override binding adjudications, it amounted to legislative interference with the judicial function and offended separation of powers and the rule of law. The Ordinance was therefore unconstitutional and beyond legislative competence. en-us Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:16:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298292 A retrospective validating measure may cure the defect on which a judgment rests, but it cannot directly nullify a final judicial decision. The Kerala Ordinance sought to regularise cancelled medical admissions despite prior findings by the Admission Supervisory Committee, the High Court and the Supreme Court that the admissions were invalid and contrary to the prescribed online application process. Because the Ordinance did not remove any legal defect in the governing admissions framework and instead attempted to override binding adjudications, it amounted to legislative interference with the judicial function and offended separation of powers and the rule of law. The Ordinance was therefore unconstitutional and beyond legislative competence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298292