#Repeal of Statute

Rajasthan High Court rules that the repeal of the 2018 amendment to Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act nullifies the mandatory pre-deposit condition for appeals. The judgment sets a precedent for all pending cheque bounce cases where appellants were required to deposit 20% of the fine or compensation under the now-repealed provision.

The Bombay High Court has ruled that under the ULC Act repeal, land declared surplus but never taken into physical possession by the State reverts automatically to the original owner. A notification under Section 10(3) alone, without actual possession or control, cannot sustain State ownership post-repeal, rendering all pending proceedings abated. This clarifies a critical loophole affecting thousands of landowners whose properties were notified but never acquired.