Any, the word 'any' has the following meaning:
some; one of many; and indefinite number. One indiscriminately or whatever kind or quantity.
Word 'any' has a diversity of meaning and may be employed to indicate 'all' or 'every' as well as 'some' or 'one' and its meaning in a given statute depends upon the context and the subject- matter of the statute. It is often synonymous with 'either', 'every' or 'all'. Its generality may be restricted by the context;' (Black's Law Dictionary, 5th Edn.), Shri Balaganesna Metals v. M. N. Shanmugham Chetty, (1987) 2 SCC 707 (718): AIR 1987 SC 1668. [T. N. Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 (18 of 1960) s. 10(3)(c)]
The word 'any' dictionary means 'one or same or all'. In Black's law Dictionary it is explained thus, 'word any' has a diversity of meaning and may be employed to indicate 'all' or 'every' as well as 'same' or 'one' and its meaning in a given statute depends upon the context and subject matter of the statute. The use of the word 'any' in the context it has been used in clause (o) indicates that it has 'been used in wider sense extending from one to all, Lucknow Development Authority v. M. K. Gupta, (1994) 1 SCC 243: AIR 1994 SC 787 (793): (1994) 1 SCC 243. [Consumer Protection Act, 1906, s. 2(o)] '
Means one or some or at all, Lucknow Development Authority v. M.K. Gupta, (1994) 1 SCC 243.
Any, has a diversity of meaning and may be employed to indicate 'all' or 'every' as well as 'some' or 'one' and its meaning in a given statute depends upon the contract and the subject-matter of the statute, Shri Balaganesna Metals v. M.N. Shanmugham Chetty, (1987) 2 SCC 707; Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.