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2. INTERNAL AIDS TO INTERPRETATION
• Language and it’s limitation.
• What is Statute ? It’s Origin, Nature & Scope.
• Basic approach
– (a) Read Statute as a whole and
– (b) If Language is plain, do not stretch / contract it.
• Difficulty arises when language is not clear. Therefore
comes the role of interpretation / construction and
their distinction.
• Broadly two interpretation aids are available:-
– (1) Internal aids - which are existing in the Statutes itself
– (2) External aids - which are found outside the Statutes.
3. PREAMBLE
• Dictionary meaning : Introduction or
Preliminary Statement
– Preamble contains main object of the Act
– Preamble cannot be referred, if language of the
enactment is clear.
– Preamble is a key to open the mind of the makers
of the act and the mischief which they intended to
remove.
– Preamble in Constitution of India.
4. • Rulings:-
– Kesavanand Bharati v/s State of Kerala ( 1973 - SC )
Declared by majority that preamble is part of the
constitution
– State of West Bengal v/s Anwar Ali ( 1952 - SC )
Preamble to “ West Bengal Special Courts Act, 1950 “
referred to end the dispute.
– Kedar Nath v/s State of West Bengal ( 1953 - SC )
Identical approach as above in No. (2) –” West Bengal
Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1949 “
– Rastriya Mill Mazdoor Sangh v/s N.T.C ( 1996 - SC )
Held, Preamble cannot be invoked when language is
clear. “Textile Undertaking (Takeover of Management)
Act, 1983.”
5. TITLE
• Short / Long Title - Purpose of title is to give a general
description about the object of the act. Reference to
IPC, CPC, Cr. PC, I.D. Act etc.
• Title is not considered if language is clear. Rulings:-
– Ashwini Kumar v/s Arbinda Bose ( 1952 - SC ) “Supreme
Court Advocates (Practice in High Courts) Act, 1951.” It’s
Long title “ An Act to authorize advocates of Supreme
Court to Practice as of right in any High Court “ was
referred to end the controversy.
– Manoharlal v/s State of Punjab (1961 - SC ) “Punjab Trade
Employees Act. 1940 “ - Title referred to settle the dispute.
6. HEADING
• Heading are of two kinds
– Heading prefixed to a section
– Heading prefixed to a group or set of sections.
• Heading is treated as preamble to above.
• Heading is not useful if language is clear.
• Reference to IPC S. 299 to 348. Various heading
for group of offences in various section. Rulings:-
– Bhinka v/s Charan Sing (1959 - SC ) “U.P. Tenancy Act,
1939” S.180 Heading of section “ Ejectment of Person
occupying land without title “ was referred by court
for resolving the dispute.
7. MARGINAL NOTES
• Inserted at the side of sections and express the effect of
sections. Unlike in our Constitution of India, marginal notes
in other enactments are added by drafters. Occasionally
they are inaccurate. They are hence not part of the
Statutes. Courts do not depend upon them now, unlike in
past.
• But in the case of our Constitution of India, marginal notes
are added by the constituent assembly, hence they are
referred in interpretation. Rulings:-
– Charanlal Shah v/s NandKishor Bhatt ( 1973 - SC )
“Representation of People’s Act, 1951” S. 117 and S. 86 (2)
Madura Coats v/s It’s Workmen ( 1977 - SC ) “Payment of Bonus
Act, 1965” S. 31-A (3) S.P. Gupta v/s President of India. ( 1982 -
SC )
8. CONTEXT
• Study of surrounding provisions provide answers
to an ambiguous or equivocal or intricate word.
Read entire Statute. Study the context in which
word is used.
• Examples:-
– S. 302 Punishment for Murder. Words like Murder,
Death, Culpable Homicide u/s 6(46) , 299, 300 IPC
provide answer to questions arising in the study of S.
302.
– S. 497 IPC on Adultery. Study the Context.
9. PUNCTUATION AND BRACKETS
• Full-stop, comma, colon, Semi-colon, hyphen,
oblique, bracket etc.
• Before 1850 in England, Punctuation played
no role in interpretation.
• In India, Courts usually give importance to
them but if thereby the meaning obtained is
doubtful then the courts interpret the
provisions as if no punctuation marks exist
and arrive at the meaning.
10. • Rulings:-
– A.K. Gopalan v/s State of Madras ( 1950 - SC ) Article
22(7) of Constitution having commas interpreted.
– Judgment in above case overruled in Shambhunath
Sarkar v/s State of West Bengal ( 1973 - SC )
– Ashwini Kumar v/s Arbinda Bose ( 1952 - SC )
Punctuation not followed by court
– Moh. Shabir v/s State of Maharashtra ( 1979 - SC ) S.
27 “Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.”
– Strange Case of Sir Roger Casements (accused literally
hanged by a comma)
11. ILLUSTRATIONS
• Provisions are made practical through
Illustrations.
• However, they are not treated as complete.
• They cannot control plain meaning.
• Interpretation cannot be made contrary to
Illustrations.
• No extended or restricted meaning can be given
to provisions on the basis of illustrations.
• IPC is full of illustrations.
• References to S. 299, 300, 88 etc. of IPC.
12. • Rulings:-
– Shambhunath v/s State of Ajmer ( 1965 - SC )
Illustrations in S. 101 and 106 of “ Indian Evidence
Act, 1872 ” referred Principle evolved on
interpreting illustrations.
– Moh. Syedol Ariffin v/s Y.O. Gark ( 1916 - PC )
Evidence Act S. 32(5) - Illustration ( L ) referred.
13. DEFINITION AND INTERPRETATION
CLAUSE
• Natural meaning of some words are extended or restricted through
definition / interpretation clause in the enactment. Sometimes particular
meaning is provided. It cannot be used to explain same word in other
enactment unless such enactments are Pari Materia.
• Exceptions are :-
– I.D Act s. 2(j) ‘ Industry ’ / BIR Act s.3(19) ‘ industry ‘
– I.D Act s. 2(g) ‘ Employer ’ / BIR Act s.3(14) ‘ employer ‘
– I.D Act s. 2(k) ‘ Ind. dispute ’ / BIR Act s.3(17) ‘ Ind. dispute‘ Above words carry
different meaning in each act.
• Following words indicate definition
– ‘Means’ ........ exhaustive meaning constructed
– ‘Means and includes’ ……” exhaustive meaning constructed “
– ‘Includes’ ...... enlarges ordinary meaning
– ‘denotes’ ...... confined to the ambit of the word.
– ‘deemed to be’ ...... creates a fiction
– ‘that is to say’ ...... Illustrative of meaning
14. • Examples:-
– The Indian Contract Act, 1872 S. 2 For Interpretation
Clauses
– IPC S. 6 to 51 Most of which are definition clauses.
• Rulings: -
– Pradyat Kumar v/s Chief Justice, Calcutta (1956 - SC )
Constitution Art. 229(1), 367(1) & General Clauses Act,
1897 S. 16(1)
– State of Bombay v/s Hospital Mazdoor Sabha ( 1960 - SC )
I.D. Act S. 2(j) ‘ Industry’.
– Ardeshir v/s Bombay State ( 1962 – SC ) Factory Act S. 2(m)
& S.6 referred.
– Delhi Judicial Service Association, Tis Hazari Court v/s State
of Gujarat ( 1991 – SC ) Art. 129 of Constitution of India,
referred.
15. PROVISO
• Ordinarily for exception to main section or exemption from it,
Proviso is added in the section.
• General rule on Proviso is - it Limits the ambit of the section, which
it qualifies.
• If proviso contradicts main enactment, then proviso prevails as it
speaks the last intention of the legislature. However attempt to
reconcile both should be made first.
• Rulings:-
– T. Devdasan v/s Union of India (1964-SC ) Constitution of India Art
16(1) and 16(4)
– Ishwarbhai v/s Motibhai ( 1966 - SC ) Bombay Tenancy & Agricultural
Land Act,1948 S. 43(c) - Proviso
• Example of Proviso :- IPC S. 300 Exception - 1 & Proviso 1 to 3.
16. EXCEPTION AND SAVING CLAUSES
• Exception is added to an enactment for exempting something which
would otherwise fall in the ambit of main provision.
• Ordinarily, in conflict with operative part, operative part prevails over
exception and only in rare cases exception prevails over operative part.
• Difference between Proviso and Exception : Section is followed by proviso
and proviso applies in certain circumstances whereas exceptions apply in
all circumstances.
• Example of Exceptions :-
– IPC S. 76 to 105
– IPC S. 300 Exception 1 to 5
• Saving clauses are appended in cases of repeal and re- enactment of a
Statute to ensure the continuation of past rights.
• Example:-
– General Clauses Act, 1897 S. 29
– Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 S. 29 (1 to 4)
– Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 S. 30.
17. RULES
• Rules are understood as showing procedure necessary for
administration and execution of main Act. Sometimes rules
provide clarification for ambiguous provision of the Act.
Rules are considered as part of Statutes.
• Examples:-
– (1) I.D. Act – 90 Rules
– (2) BIR Act – 76 Rules
• Rulings:-
– (1) TELCO v/s Gram Panchayat (1976 – SC ) Bombay Village
Panchayat Act, 1933, S .89 and Rule 108. Meaning of ‘House’
– (2) 1913 – Calcutta Case CPC, 1908 S. 107
18. FICTIONS
• Fiction is a legal assumption which , In Fact, does
not exist.
• Examples:-
– Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 S. 29 (1)(2)(3)
• Rulings:-
– State of Bombay v/s Pandurang ( 1981-BH ) S.16(1)
Bombay Buildings ( Control and Eviction ) Act, 1948 &
Bombay Buildings ( Control and Eviction ) Ordinance,
1948.
– K.S Dharmanandan v/s Central Government & Others
(1979 – SC ) S. 5(2)(d) and S. 6 of Prevention of
Corruption Act, 1947
19. EXPLANATION
• Explains meaning of a particular provisiom
• Doubt, Confusion, Ambiguity, vagueness etc removed
• Offers additional support to the object of the provision
• It cannot take away statutory right which is awarded
• Court’s duty to harmonize in case of conflict between
main provision and the explanation.
• Examples:-
– Cr. P.C S.125(1) & (3) Explanation on ‘wife’
– IPC S. 299 Explanation 1 to 3
20. SCHEDULE
• Schedule indicates how claims or rights under the act
are asserted or powers exercised.
• It comes at the end of the act.
• It is part of the act.
• In conflicts between Schedule and the Act, Act prevails.
• Examples:-
– Constitution of India. Schedule 1 to 12.
– I.D. Act - Schedule 1 to 5.
– BIR Act - Schedule 1 to 3. Rulings:- Alphalia
Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v/s State of Maharashtra ( 1989 – SC