Verbal Haberdashery
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Verbal haberdashery, a haberdasher is a dealer in small articles of dress etc [Ox]. The phrase cited, read in context, implies the use of words in such a manner as to restrict the intended purpose of a law. 'The law cannot be stultified by verbal haberdashery because the court will lift the mask and discover the true face.' [LIC of India v. D.J. Bahadur, AIR 1980 SC 2181, para 52]. (Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer)
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