MEMON ABDUL KARIM HAJI TAYAB vs DEPUTY CUSTODIAN GENERAL, NEW DELHI AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that the amended Section 48 of the Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950, applies retrospectively to all cases investigated after October 22, 1956, regardless of when the claim arose. The Court clarified that the property vested in the Custodian is the actionable claim of the appellant's sister to recover the amount from the appellant, not the actual money itself. The Court upheld the Custodian's authority to recover the amount under the amended provisions, affirming the decision of the lower courts.