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29. We may also point out that in G.P. Singh's Principles of Statutory Interpretation, 12th Edn., the learned author has criticised the aforesaid judgments in the following terms:

“Section 6 of the General Clauses Act applies to all types of repeals. The section applies whether the repeal be express or implied, entire or partial or whether it be repeal simpliciter or repeal accompanied by fresh legislation. The section also applies when a temporary statute is repealed before its expiry, but it has no application when such a statute is not repealed but comes to an end by expiry. The section on its own terms is limited to a repeal brought about by a Central Act or Regulation. A rule made under an Act is not a Central Act or Regulation and if a rule be repealed by another rule, Section 6 of the General Clauses Act will not be attracted. It has been so held in two Constitution Bench decisions. The passing observation in these cases that ‘Section 6 only applies to repeals and not to omissions’ needs http://www.judis.nic.in reconsideration for omission of a provision results in abrogation or obliteration of that provision in the same way as it happens in repeal. The stress in these cases was on the question that a ‘rule’ not being a Central Act or Regulation, as defined in the General Clauses Act, omission or repeal of a ‘rule’ by another ‘rule’ does not attract Section 6 of the Act and proceedings initiated under the omitted rule cannot continue unless the new rule contains a saving clause to that effect.”(at pp. 697-98.)

37. At this stage, it is important to note that a temporary statute does not attract the provision of Section 6 of the General Clauses Act only for the reason that the said statute expires by itself after the period for which it has been promulgated ends. In such cases, there is no repeal for the reason that the legislature has not applied its mind to a live statute and obliterated it. In all cases where a temporary statute expires, the statute expires of its own force without being obliterated by a subsequent legislative enactment. But even in this area, if a temporary statute is in fact repealed at a point of time earlier than its expiry, it has been held that Section 6 of the General Clauses Act would apply. (See State of Punjab v. Mohar Singh [(1955) 1 SCR 893 :