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Interpretation of Statute, it is well-settled that in construing the provisions of statute the Courts should be slow to adopt a construction which tends to make any part of the statute meaningless or ineffective. Thus, an attempt must always be made to reconcile the relevant provisions so as to advance the remedy intended by the Statute, Board of Muslim Wakfs v. Radha Kishan, AIR 1979 SC 289: (1979) 2 SCR 148.Interpretation of Statutes, as a general principle of interpretation, where the words of a statute are plain, precise and unambiguous, the intention of the legislature is to be gathered from the language of the statute itself and no external evidence such as parliamentary debates, reports of the commit-tees of the legislature or even the statement made by the Minister on the introduction of a measure or by the framers of the Act is admissible to construe those words. It is only where a statute is not exhaustive or where its language is ambiguous, uncertain, clouded or susceptible ...
Law
Law [fr. lage, lagea, or lah, Sax.; loi, Fr.; legge, Ital.; lex, fr. ligo, Lat., to bind], a rule of action to which men are obliged to make their conduct conformable. A command, enforced by some sanction, to acts or forbearances of a class: see Austin's Jurisprudence; 1 Bl. Com. 38. A principle of conduct may be observed habitually by an individual or a class. When sufficiently formulated or defined to be observed uniformly by the whole of a class it may become a custom; or it may be imposed on all individuals who consent or are unable to resist its application and the sanction or penalty which is imposed for non-compliance, and in that case it becomes a law. If, in addition, the law and its sanction are imposed by, or by authority of a sovereign, the law becomes 'positive' (see Austin's Jurisprudence). Short of positive law the principle may be called a moral or social law. Generally speaking, jurisprudence is concerned only with positive law, and law in its ordinary legal sense mean...
Rule of law
Rule of law, executive instructions cannot override the provisions of law, such a method will destroy the very basis of the rule of law, Muna Lal Jain v. State of Assam, AIR 1962 SC 386.Rule of law, is an absolute supremacy and predominance of regular law as opposed to the influence of arbitrary power; equality before the law or the equal subjection of all classes to the ordinary law courts, constitution is the result of the ordinary law of the land, Introduction to the Study of the Law of Constitution, A.V. Dicey, 2003, pp. 202-203.Means an authoritative legal doctrine, principle or precept applied to the facts of an appropriate case, Wright v. Wright, 904 P 2d 403 (1995).Rule of law, the binding character of judgments pronounced by courts of competent jurisdiction is itself an essential part of the rule of law, and the rule of law obviously is the basis of the administration of justice on which constitution lays emphasis, Daryo v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1961 SC 1457.Rule of law,...
Statute
Statute, a law, an edict of the legislature, an Act of Parliament. See ACT OF PARLIAMENT.A law passed by legislative body, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1420.Statute, is a law passed by a legislative body and set forth in a formal document, Webster American Dictionary, p. 1425.Statute, is synonymous with Act of Parliament, Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, Vol. 3, p. 2544.Statute, is the will of the legislature i.e. an edict of the legislature. A statute is, however, different from a statutory instrument; as distinguished from such an edict is a document whereby the rule-making power is express, Vishnu Pratap Sugar Works Pvt. Ltd. v. Chief Inspector of Stamps, Uttar Pradesh, (1968) 1 SCJ 688: AIR 1968 SC 102.Means a law or enactment of a legislative authority, Office of the Speaker in the Parliament of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundry, p. 724.Statute, refers to 'written' as well as opposed to 'unwritten law', UNESCO Report, p. 693....
Until other provision is made
Until other provision is made, the provision ins. 14(b) of the 1969 Act is a temporary and transitional provision which continues until other provision is made. The Legislature does not say until other provision is made because the Legislature is always free to legislate. The words 'until other provision is made' mean provision which can be made by the legislature or by the Governor or the executive. The words 'until other provision is made' do not exclusively limit to legislate, N. Lakshmana Rao v. State of Karnataka, (1976) 2 SCC 502: AIR 1975 SC 1646 (1651). [Karnataka Compulsory Primary Education (Amendment and Misc. Provisions) Act, 1969, s. 14(b).]...
Superintendence, direction and control
Superintendence, direction and control, The words 'superintendence', 'direction' and 'control' are wide enough to include all powers necessary for the smooth conduct of elections. It is, however, seen that Parliament has been vested with the power to make law under Article 327 of the Constitution read with Entry 72 of List I of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution with respect to all matters relating to the elections to either House of Parliament or to the House or either House of the Legislature of a State subject to the provisions of the Constitution and any law made inthat behalf by Parliament, the legislature of a State may under Article 328 read with entry 37 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution make law relating to the elections to the House or Houses of Legislature of that State. The general powers of superintendence, direction and control of the elections vested in the Commission under Article 324(1) naturally are subject to any law made either under Artic...
Repugnancy
Repugnancy, between the two pieces of legislation, means that conflicting results are produced when both laws are applied to the same set of facts. Repugnancy arises when the provisions of both laws are fully inconsistent or are absolutely irreconcilable and that it is impossible to obey without disobeying the other. Repugnancy would arise when conflicting results are produced when both the statutes covering the same field are applied to a given set of facts, Vijay Kumar Sharma v. State of Karnataka, (1990) 2 SCC 562 (602): AIR 1990 SC 2072. See also AIR 1959 SC 648 (665). [Constitution of India, Art. 254]Repugnancy, denotes the contradictory of each other, said of clauses, Will, etc., A Dictionary of Law, Willium C. Anderson, 1889, p. 885.Repugnancy, in India, if a State law is repugnant to the Union law relating to the same subject in the concurrent list, the Union law will prevail and the State law will fail to the extent of repugnancy; however, if the State law has been assented to...
Means and includes
Means and includes, The definition which consists of two separate parts which specify what the expression means and also what it includes is obviously meant to be exhaustive. As Lord Watson observed in Dilworth v. Commissioner of Stamps, 1899 AC 99. The word 'include' is very generally used in interpretation clauses in order to enlarge the meaning of words or phrases occurring in the body of the statute, Mahalakshmi Oil Mills v. State of Andhra Pradesh, AIR 1989 SC 335: (1989) 1 SCC 164: (1988) Supp 2 SCR 1088.(ii) A particular expression is often defined by the Legislature by using the word 'means' or the word 'includes'. Sometimes the words 'means and includes' are used. The use of the word 'means' indicates that 'definition is a hard-and-fast definition, and no other meaning can be assigned to the expression than is put down in definition'. The word 'includes' when used, enlarges the meaning of the expression defined so as to comprehend not only such things as they signify according...
Delegation of subsidiary or ancillary measure
Delegation of subsidiary or ancillary measure, when a legislature is given plenary power to legislate on a particular subject there must also be an implied power to make laws incidental to the exercise of such power. It is a fundamental principle of constitutional law that everything necessary to the exercise of a power is included in the grant of the power. A legislature cannot certainly strip itself of its essential functions and vest the same on an extraneous authority. The primary duty of law making has to be discharged by the legislature itself but delegation may be resorted to as a subsidiary or an ancillary measure, Edward Mills Co. v. State of Ajmer, AIR 1955 SC 25 (32) (Constitution of India, Art. 245)....
bill
bill 1 : a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment ;also : the law itself [the GI ] ap·pro·pri·a·tions bill [ə-prō-prē-ā-shənz-] : a bill providing money for government expenses and programs NOTE: Appropriations bills originate in the House of Representatives. bill of attainder 1 : a legislative act formerly permitted that attainted a person and imposed a sentence of death without benefit of a judicial trial see also attainder compare bill of pains and penalties in this entry 2 : a legislative act that imposes any punishment on a named or implied individual or group without a trial NOTE: Bills of attainder are prohibited by Article I of the U.S. Constitution. bill of pains and penalties : a legislative act formerly permitted that imposed a punishment less severe than death without benefit of a judicial trial compare bill of attainder in this entry NOTE: The term bill of attainder is often used to include bills of p...
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