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Shall, a word of slippery semantics in a rule is not decisive and the context of the statute, the purpose of the prescription, the public injury in the event of neglect of the rule and the conspectus of circumstances bearing on the importance of the condition have all to be considered before condemning a violation as fatal, State of Punjab v. Shamlal Murari, (1976) 1 SCC 719.Shall, does not always mean that an act is obligatory or mandatory and it depends upon the context in which the word 'shall' occurs and the other circumstances, Ramnath Narayana Mauzo of Margoa v. Union Government of India, AIR 1968 Goa 85.Shall, does not always mean that the enactment is obligatory or mandatory. It depends upon the context in which the word shall occurs and the other circumstances, State of Madhya Pradesh v. Azad Bharat Finance Co., (1966) (Supp) SCR 473: (1967) 1 SCJ 815.Shall, in a statute, though generally taken in a mandatory sense, does not necessarily mean that in every case it shall have th...
May and shall
May and shall, The word 'may' in s. 363 does not mean 'shall', and that the Magistrate has under that s. a discretion whether he should pass an order for demolition or not, Corporation of Calcutta v. Mulchand Agarwala, AIR 1956 SC 110: (1955) 2 SCR 995.(ii) The word may' is capable of meaning 'must' or 'shall' in the light of the context and that where a discretion is conferred upon a public authority coupled with an obligation, the word 'may' which denotes discretion should be construed to mean a command, Shri Rangaswami, the Textile Commissioner v. Sagar Textiole Mills (P) Ltd., AIR 1977 SC 1516: (1977) 2 SCC 578: (1977) 2 SCR 825.(iii) As observed in Craies On Statute Law, 7th edn., page 229, the expression 'may' and 'shall' have often been subject of constant and conflicting interpretation. 'May' is a permissive or enabling expression but there are cases in which for various reasons as soon as the person who is within the statute is entrusted with the power, it becomes his duty to ...
It shall be lawful
It shall be lawful, according to s. 105(1) of the Companies Act, 1913 'It shall be lawful for a company to pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing' for shares in it. The words 'it shall be lawful' are enabling words. They are used in a statute when it is intended to permit something to be done which previously could not legally be done, Madanlal Fakirchand Dudhediya v. Shree Changdeo, AIR 1962 SC 1543 (1557): 1962 Supp (3) SCR 973. [Companies Act, 1913, s. 105(1)]...
May presume and shall presume
May presume and shall presume, The expressions 'may presume' and 'shall presume' are defined in s. 4 of the Evidence Act. The presumptions falling under the former category are compendiously known as 'factual presumptions' or 'discretionary presumptions' and those falling under the latter as 'legal presumptions' or 'compulsory presumptions'. When the expression 'shall be presumed' is employed in s. 20(1) of the Act it must have the same import of compulsion, M. Narsinga Rao v. State of A.P., AIR 2001 SC 318 (321): (2001) 1 SCC 691 [Indian Evidence Act, 1872, s. 4]...
Shall and may
Shall and may, 'shall' must normally be construed to mean 'shall' and not 'may', for the distinction between the two is fundamental, Govindlal Chagganlal Patel v. Agricultural Produce Market Committee, AIR 1976 SC 263: (1975) 2 SCC 482: (1976) 1 SCR 451....
Shall be construed as
Shall be construed as, the words 'shall be construed as' mean 'shall be read as', State of Bombay v. Salat Pragji Karamsi, AIR 1957 SC 517 (520): (1957) SCR 745....
Shall be final
Shall be final, sub-s. (5) of s. 35 after the amendment states that the decision of the Commissioner of Sales Tax under this s. shall, subject to an appeal to the Tribunal, be final. In view of the language of the s., in our opinion, it cannot contemplate a further revision to the High Court against a decision of the Tribunal. 'Shall be final' means it is final and there is an end, Commissioner of Sales Tax v. Super Cotton Bowl Refilling Works, AIR 1989 SC 922: (1989) 1 SCC 643: (1989) 1 SCR 421...
Shall continue the employ
Shall continue the employ, the expression 'shall continue the employ' means and includes, prior to the amendment of 1956, 'shall continue the employment of', Central Bank of India v. Their Workmen, AIR 1960 SC 12: (1960) 1 SCR 200....
Shall have regard to the provisions of this Act
Shall have regard to the provisions of this Act, words 'shall have regard to the provisions of this Act' merely mean that 'where the new Act has slightly modified or clarified the previous provisions, these modifications and clarifications should be applied', Karam Singh Sobti v. Pratap Chand, AIR 1964 SC 1305: (1964) 4 SCR 647.The expression 'shall have regard to the provisions of this Act' merely means that where the new Act had slightly modified or classified the previous provisions these modifications and clarifications should be applied. These words did not take away what was provided by sub-s. (2) of s. 57 and ordinarily the old Act would apply to pending proceedings, S. Kartar Singh v. Chamanlal, AIR 1969 SC 1288: (1969) 1 SCC 760: (1970) 1 SCR 9....
Shall not be excluded
Shall not be excluded, if will not enough to say that the meaning of the word 'shall not be excluded' in the Explanation have to play an appropriate role in the setting and context of the expression 'shall be excluded' used in all the preceding clauses in s. 12. It is only preserving the words intact in the Explanation, its correct intent has to be ascertained, Udayan Chinubhai v. R.C. Bali, AIR 1977 SC 2319: (1977) 4 SCC 309: (1978) 1 SCR 547....
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