Government Order Cannot Have Retrospective Operation Particularly When It’s Not A Legislation

Case: Linson Thomas v. State of Kerala and Others

Coram: Justice Devan Ramachandran

Case No.: WP(C) NO. 17241 OF 2020

Court Observation: “This is indubitable because the petitioner joined the University on the strength of Ext.P2 order without being aware of any such inhibition as ordered in Ext.P7 and that retrospective operation of the said order cannot be permitted, particularly when it is only an executive order and not a legislation.”

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Keywords

Government Order, Retrospective Operation, Not A Legislation