Berlia Chemicals & Traders (P) Ltd. vs Asstt. Cit on 25 October, 1999
Thus, a different mischief was carved out with a different remedy which never existed earlier. We, therefore, repeat that there can be no clarification of a thing which never existed earlier. If the intention was to make it retrospectively effective, it would have specified so in no uncertain terms as was done when Explanation 8 was inserted by the Finance Act, 1986, with retrospective effect from 1-4-1974. The situation in the present case is clearly distinguishable from the one which was before the Bombay High Court in the case of Banque Nationale De Paris (supra). In view of the foregoing discussion, we hold that Explanation 4A has no retrospective operation.