Supreme Court: Once A Law Is Declared Unconstitutional ,it shall have retrospective effect

[Educator]

Then comes the question as to what isthe effect of an amendment of theConstitution in the two types of cases. Sofar 'as pre-Constitution laws are concernedthe amendment of the Constitution whichremoves the inconsistency will result in therevival of such laws by virtue of thedoctrine of eclipse, as laid down in BhikajiNarain's case (1) for the pre-existing lawswere not still-born and would still