Law Dictionary
Letter R
Retrospective Statutes
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Retrospective statutes, means 'a statute is to be deemed to be retrospective, which takes away or impairs any vested right acquired under existing laws, or creates a new obligation, or imposes a new duty, or attaches a new disability in respect to transactions or consideration already past, Craies on Statute Law, 7th Edn., p. 387.
Definitions are for legal research. Always verify meaning in the context of the statute, judgment, or jurisdiction cited.