2014 Verdict Striking Down Immunity to Senior Officers in Graft Cases Will Have Retrospective Effect: SC

In a unanimous verdict, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul ruled that the apex court’s May 6, 2014 verdict, which had struck down section 6-A (1) of the DSPE Act, 1946, providing immunity to such officers in graft cases, will have retrospective effect