https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300693 Repeal of Chapter IV-A of the Patents Act did not extinguish a challenge to a pre-amendment rejection of an exclusive marketing right application. Applying Section 6 of the General Clauses Act, the Court held that accrued rights and pending remedies survive repeal unless a contrary intention appears, and the transitional provision in Section 78 was confined to pending applications rather than matters already rejected before the appointed day. The earlier rejection therefore remained challengeable, the writ petition was maintainable, and the Division Bench's contrary view was set aside in favour of restoration of the Single Judge's decision. en-us Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:50:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300693 Repeal of Chapter IV-A of the Patents Act did not extinguish a challenge to a pre-amendment rejection of an exclusive marketing right application. Applying Section 6 of the General Clauses Act, the Court held that accrued rights and pending remedies survive repeal unless a contrary intention appears, and the transitional provision in Section 78 was confined to pending applications rather than matters already rejected before the appointed day. The earlier rejection therefore remained challengeable, the writ petition was maintainable, and the Division Bench's contrary view was set aside in favour of restoration of the Single Judge's decision. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300693