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Retrospective law, retrospective means looking backward; contemplating what is past; having reference to a statute or things existing before the Act in question. Retrospective law, according to the same dictionary, means a law which looks back-ward or contemplates the past; one which is made to affect acts or facts occurring, or rights occurring, before it came into force. Every statute which takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, or creates a new obligation, imposes a new duty, or attaches a new disability in respect to transactions or considerations already past. Retroactive statute means a statute which creates a new obligation on transactions or considerations already past or destroys or impairs vested rights, Darshan Singh v. Ram Pal Singh, AIR 1991 SC 1654: (1992) Supp 1 SCC 191....
award
award [Anglo-French awarder agarder to look at, decide on, impose, alteration of Old French esguarder to look at, from es-, intensive prefix + guarder to guard] 1 : to give in accordance with a judicial or administrative determination or decision [ punitive damages] 2 : to grant as deserved [ed the contract to the lowest bidder] n 1 : a judgment or final decision: as a : arbitrator's award b : a formal decision regarding benefits in a workers' compensation claim 2 : something granted esp. on the basis of merit or entitlement: as a : a contract won by a successful bidder b : relief usually in the form of money (as damages or alimony) granted to a party in a legal proceeding ...
suspect
suspect [Latin suspectus, from past participle of suspicere to look up at, regard with awe, suspect, from sub- sus- up, secretly + specere to look at] : regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion or heightened scrutiny [səs-pekt] n : a person suspected of a crime ;also : a person apprehended for but not yet charged with an offense [sə-spekt] vt 1 : to imagine (one) to be guilty on slight evidence or without proof 2 : to imagine to exist or be probable [they had reasonable cause to abuse] ...
Scowl
To wrinkle the brows as in frowning or displeasure to put on a frowning look to look sour sullen severe or angry...
Review
Review, is the act of looking, offer something again with a view to correction or improvement, Lily Thomas v. Union of India, (2000) 6 SCC 224.The expression review used in two different senses namely (1) a procedural review which is either inherent or implied in a court or Tribunal to set aside a palpably erroneous order passed under by misapprehension under it and (2) a review on merits when the error sought to be corrected is one of law and is apparent on the face of the record, State of Maharashtra v. Smt. Sobha Vithal Kolte, AIR 2006 Bom 44.The word 'review' necessarily implies the power of the Board to have a second look and to so adjust from time to time its charges as to carry on its operations under the Act without sustaining a loss, Delhi Cloth and General Mills Co. Ltd. v. Rajasthan State Electricity Board, AIR 1986 SC 1126: (1986) 2 SCC 431: (1986) 1 SCR 633.Literally and even judicially means re-examination or re-consideration. Basic philosophy inherent in it is the univer...
Browbeat
To depress or bear down with haughty stern looks or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions to abash or disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks to bully as to browbeat witnesses...
Gaze
To fix the eyes in a steady and earnest look to look with eagerness or curiosity as in admiration astonishment or with studious attention...
Liking
Looking appearing as better or worse liking See Like to look...
Overlook
To look down upon from a place that is over or above to look over or view from a higher position to be situated above so as to command a view of as to overlook a valley from a hill a hotel room that overlooks the marketplace...
Regardant
Looking behind looking backward watchfully...
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