Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954
Section 50(a)—Constitutional validity—Rights of inheritance claimed by mother and daughter—Hindu Succession Act and Delhi Reforms Act are relateable to Entries in List III and List II respectively—DLR Act is not referable to any matter enumerated in List III but it is referable to Entry 18 of List II—No question of repugnancy would arise in view of Article 254 of the Constitution of India—HYPERLINK "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/685111/" Hindu Succession Act will not prevail over the Delhi Land Reforms Act as it is a special law—Rights of lineal descendants under HYPERLINK "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/685111/" Section 50 of the DLR Act stood crystalised and would be unaffected by subsequent deletion of sub-section (2) of HYPERLINK "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/615438/" Section 4 of the Hindu Succession Act—Even there can be no challenge to Delhi Land Reforms Act on the ground of gender bias as the said legislation is included in the ninth schedule of the Constitution—Constitutionally validity of Section 50 of the Act is upheld. [Constitution of India, 1950, Articles 14, 15, 21 & 254; Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 6]
[Paras 18 & 19, 25 to 30]
General Clauses Act, 1897
Section 6—Effect of repeal—Repeal of an enactment would not affect the previous operation of such an enactment.
[Para 24]
Statutes
Amendment—Retrospective effect—All amendments are deemed to apply prospectively unless expressly specified to apply retrospectively or intended to have been done so by the legislature.
[Para 23]