Sh. Assumi Sir,
I am well aware of bar of Art. 20 (1) COI in DV Act that is what is going to be examined
by Hon'ble SC.
You are right Article 20 of the Constitution of India reads as under:-
”Article 20: Protection in respect of conviction for offences - (1) No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of the law in force at the time of the commission of the act charged as an offence, nor be subjected to a penalty greater than that which might have been inflicted under the law in force at the time of the commission of the offence.”
The Act in question came into force on the appointed day i.e. 26 – 10 – 2006 as per Notification No. S. O. 1776 [E] dated 17 – 10 – 2006. It is thus apparent that on the date of the Act coming into force no offence as alleged in several of present day DV Complaints have not been committed. If retrospective sense is given to DV Act which is not so as no where it is mentioned and a Hon'ble Judge is not requirted to interpret a Legislative wisdom mixing his own words into it and if it is so then I will also add here that legislature choice of words in a Act / Code is very minimal and they donot waste their words and when legislative interest is not to waste any word and after enaction how come these several HC's interpreting in their own ?
Look at the chiotic situation emerging with such interpretation Law so to please section of feminists all those Divorce cases which are over will be opened up even all those maintenance cases which are closed are opened up.
Another argument is what is DV Act classification criminal or civil ? if given retrospective effect then under Crl. Law it is double jeoprady and uncer Civil Law it becomes matter of res-judicta so one side Courts say overload of work now they should love this special overload thanks to pleasing sections of feminists and interpreting legislative enacted law as per their pleasure.
A common man is better in such situation as he knows from intution / gut feeling what is justice that he deserves and does not be requiring Courts of Law for Justice.........welcome to self enacted world of khaps then.....
Rgds.