Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Retrospective Amendment Barred | Bombay Prohibition Act License Transfer Fees Cannot Be Increased Post-Approval : Bombay HC
Bombay High Court rules that enhanced license transfer fees under amended Bombay Prohibition (Privilege Fees) Rules, 1954 cannot apply to applications already approved before the amendment. Petitioners ordered to pay only the original fees with 2% interest, reinforcing the prohibition on retrospective financial burdens in administrative actions.