Include
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Include, The word 'include' is generally used as a word of extension. When used in an interpretation clause, it seeks to enlarge the meaning of the words or phrases occurring in the body of the statute, Forest Range Officer v. P. Mohd Ali, AIR 1994 SC 120 (123): 1993 Supp (3) SCC 627.
Include, means 'comprise' or 'contain'; (Webster's American Dictionary).
In the statutory definition is generally used to enlarge the meaning of the preceding words and it is by way of extension, and not with restriction, T.K. Kalyana Mandapam Assn. v. Union of India, (2004) 5 SCC 632.
Include, means 'comprise' or 'contain'; (Webster's American Dictionary).
In the statutory definition is generally used to enlarge the meaning of the preceding words and it is by way of extension, and not with restriction, T.K. Kalyana Mandapam Assn. v. Union of India, (2004) 5 SCC 632.
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