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In State of Punjab v. Mohar Singh (1954), an Ordinance was repealed and its provisions were re-enacted…

Mohar Singh (1954) held that section 6 applies even when a repeal is followed by fresh legislation on the same subject, unless the new law shows a different intention. The…

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In State of Punjab v. Mohar Singh (1954), an Ordinance was repealed and its provisions were re-enacted in an Act. On whether a prosecution begun under the Ordinance could continue, what line of enquiry did the Supreme Court adopt under section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897?

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Mohar Singh (1954) held that section 6 applies even when a repeal is followed by fresh legislation on the same subject, unless the new law shows a different intention. The question is "not whether the new Act expressly keeps alive old rights and liabilities" but whether it manifests an intention to destroy them. Asking for an express saving reverses this test.

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