The effect of Section 82(2) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is to:

Section 82(2) NDPS Act provides that anything done or action taken under the repealed enactments, so far as not inconsistent with the Act, "shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act". Past actions thus continue in force; they are not nullified or re-tried, and the new penalties are not applied to earlier offences.