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Interpretation of Statutes and Principles of Ligislation (Old and New) NOV/DEC 2020

The document outlines various principles and rules related to the interpretation of statutes, including the ordinary meaning of statutes, beneficial construction, and the Mischief Rule. It also discusses the relevance of contemporanea expositio, the causus omissus rule, and general principles for construing remedial statutes. Additionally, it presents problem-solving scenarios related to statutory interpretation and specific legal provisions.

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Interpretation of Statutes and Principles of Ligislation (Old and New) NOV/DEC 2020

The document outlines various principles and rules related to the interpretation of statutes, including the ordinary meaning of statutes, beneficial construction, and the Mischief Rule. It also discusses the relevance of contemporanea expositio, the causus omissus rule, and general principles for construing remedial statutes. Additionally, it presents problem-solving scenarios related to statutory interpretation and specific legal provisions.

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INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES AND PRINCIPLES OF LIGISLATION

(OLD AND NEW)


NOV/DEC 2020

1. ‘A statute must prima facie be given their ordinary meaning’.


Elucidate.
2. What is a beneficial construction? Are there any limitations on it.
3. Explain the relevancy of contemporania exposito in statutory
construction.
4. Can the court over-lock ‘causus omissus rule’ in interpretation of the
statute? Analyse.
5. Explain the Mischief Rule of statutory construction with decided
cases.
6. What are the general principles applied in construing remedial
statute? Examine.
7. Explain the measure of pleasure and pain.
8. Write a short note on any two:
a) Ganga Clause
b) Reddendo Singula Singulis
c) marginal note
9. Solve any two problems:
a) Avatar contends before the competent court that the sale of betel
leaves shall not be made liable for sale tax relying a dictionary
meaning given on the said term as vegetable. Decide.
b) Ram who is sentenced to life imprisonment pleas to the court
which passed such sentence to set-off the period of pre-conviction
u/s 428 of Cr.P.C. But the Government pleader opposes it u/s
433-A of Cr.P.C. Decide.
c) A retired employee raises an industrial dispute claiming himself as
workman u/s 2(s) of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947. The
employer opposes it. Decide.

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