Landmark case · Interpretation of Statutes · Semester 4

Garikapati Veeraya v. N. Subbiah Choudhry

AIR 1957 SC 540 · Supreme Court of India

A right of appeal is a vested right that accrues on the date of the suit and is not destroyed by later procedural change unless expressly so provided.

From topic

Prospective and retrospective operation — Unit V, Interpretation of Statutes.

Related sections:

General Clauses Act, 1897, 5 — Coming into operation of enactments
General Clauses Act, 1897, 6 — Repeal does not affect vested rights unless a contrary intention appears
Constitution of India, 20(1) — No ex post facto criminal offence or heavier penalty