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Affect

context in which it occurs, it must be construed to mean 'touch' or 'relate to' or 'concern'. The legislative intent, as manifest in the first part of the section, clearly is that nothing contained in the Act shall

Charged with and tried for an offence

'charged with' in cl. (a) not in the sense of 'charges have been framed' in cl. (b). The legislative intent is abundantly clear from the use of separate words. Ss. 251, 251A, 252, 253 and 254 of the

Directly

'directly' in the context of the word 'worked', followed by the words 'by him' unmistakably shows that the Legislative intent was to allow only those intermediaries to retain land comprised nor appertaining to a mine, as lessees under

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Exemption provision

exception and on normal principle of construction or interpretation of statutes it is construed strictly either because of legislative intention or on economic justification of inequitable burden or progressive approach of fiscal provisions intended to augment state … and on normal principle of construction or interpretation of statutes it is construed strictly either because of legislative intention or on economic justification of inequitable burden or progressive approach of fiscal provisions intended to augment state revenue,

Immediate purpose

of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 says is 'immediate purpose of demolishing'. The legislative intent is that the purpose should be immediate or direct and not mediate or remote or indirect or secondary.

Necessary to satisfy the decree

Necessary to satisfy the decree, indicated the legislative intent that no sale can be allowed beyond the decretal amount mentioned in the sale proclamation, Balkrishnan v. Melayanda

Required bona fide

Required bona fide, is suggestive of legislative intent that a mere desire which is the outcome of whim or fancy is not taken note of by

Subordinate

Subordinate, by the use of the word 'subordinate' without any qualifying words, the legislature has expressed its legislative intention of making punishable such subordinates also who have no connection with the function with which the business … Subordinate, by the use of the word 'subordinate' without any qualifying words, the legislature has expressed its legislative intention of making punishable such subordinates also who have no connection with the function with which the business or

merger

which such offenses must be merged compare double jeopardy NOTE: Merger commonly involves the interpretation of statutes and legislative intent in deciding whether two or more offenses deriving from the same conduct remain distinct. 4 : a doctrine

judicial activism

through decisions that depart from established precedent or are independent of or in opposition to supposed constitutional or legislative intent compare judicial restraint

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