Court Recognizes Retrospective Amendment of Section 19 as Curative, Rectifying Past Legislative Issues from 2015 Onward.

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....Effect of omission of section 19(2)(v), the proviso and 19 (5) (c) - Scope of the Budget Speech - statement of objects and reasons - As already seen, the original provision along with the proviso was omitted and a new provision was substituted. The word “retrospective” would mean “to look back” or “to go back in time”. A curative provision is held to be effective from a date prior to which it was enacted and so, will have a retrospective effect. - the amendment to Section 19 (2) brought about in the year 2015 is held to be curative in nature. - HC....