The Supreme Court has reiterated that unless there is a clear or evident intention to the contrary, a rule or statute cannot be regarded as retrospective. Delegated legislation in the shape of rules or regulations cannot function retrospectively in the absence of specific statutory authorisation, the bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra
Unless There is Clear Intention to the Contrary Any Rule or Law Cannot Be Construed as Retrospective: Supreme Court
