Press release by itself can’t amend law: SC
AmitAnand.Choudhary@timesofindia.com 06.11.2024
New Delhi : In an important ruling, Supreme Court on Tuesday held that a press release issued by govt on Cabinet decision regarding change in policy cannot be treated as a law to claim benefits on that basis and it would be assumed to come into force when notification is issued. Abench of Justices B R Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and K V Viswanathan said press release by govt would not mean that the existing law or policy stands changed on that day and it is at best a promise by govt and not any alteration of the law proprio vigore (by its own force). The court rejected the plea of Nabha Power Ltd, which sought relief on the basis of a press release issued by Press Information Bureau on Cabinet decision on a new legal regime for customs duty exemptions for mega power projects. Although the press release was issued on October 1, 2009, the finance ministry had issued notifications on Dec 11 and 14, 2009, and the company pleaded that the law should be assumed to have been amended on the date of press release which can be considered as a “law
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