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Profissional Documentos
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Absurdity, inconsistency and redundancy in the meaning of law- Application of the Golden
Rule
Penal Statutes
Taxing Statutes
1.2 Meaning of Beneficial rule and its application in the interpretation of beneficial statutes
1.3 Interpretation of the Constitution
Presumption of Constitutionality
Annexure II
Module
MODULE I- PRI
NICIPLES OF
LEGISLATIONS
Units
1.1 Process of
legislation and
its types
1.2 Individualism,
philosophy and
Enlightenment
tradition
1.3 Utilitarianism,
philosophy,
criticism,
relevance trends
1.4 The theory of
justice-John
Rawls
4.
5.
6.
7.
u/classes/econ362/hallam/R
eadings/Rawl_Justice.pdf
8. John Rawls, A Theory of
Justice, Universal Law
Publishing Co. Pvt.
Ltd,2013
9. Brian H. Bix, Jurisprudence,
Theory and Context, Sweet
& Maxwell Thomson
Reuters, 2012
10. Amartya Sen, The Idea of
Justice, Penguin Groups,
2009.
11. Philip S Bishop, Three
Theories of Individualism,
Graduate Theses, University
of South Florida 2007.
12. Tibor R Machan, Classical
Individualism,Routledge
Studies in Social and
Political Thought.
13. Daphna Oyserman, Heather
M. Coon, and Markus
Kemmelmeier, Rethinking
Individualism, Psychological
Bulletin, Vol 128 No. 1,3-72,
University of Michigan
14. Glanville Williams, A
Commentary on R v. Dudley
and Stephens, Hein Online,
Citation 8 Cambrian L Rev. 94
1977
15. Kaushali Dave, Is Cost Benefit
Analysis Alone a Good Tool
to Evaluate Environmental
Impacts? A Comparison
of Submerged Forest and
Compensatory Plantations
from the Sardar Sarovar Dam
Institute for Transport Studies,
University of Leeds
1.1 What is a
statute?
Typologies and
INTERPRETATION
parts of a statute
1.2 How to read
the letter of the
law?
1.3 What is
ambiguity in
law? Types of
ambiguities.
1.4 Hermeneutics
of lawContemporaneou
s application of
the Mimansa
Rules of
interpretation
1. Maxwell- Interpretation of
Statutes
2. Cross- Statutory Interpretation
3. G.P. Singh- Interpretation of
Statutes
4. Binian- Interpretation of
Statutes
5. K.L.Sarkars Mimansa Rules of
Interpretation
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1.3
Meaning
and application of
the Literal RuleOrdinary and
natural meaning,
application of
rules of grammar.
1.4 Purposive
Construction
Absurdity,
inconsistency and
redundancy in the
meaning of lawApplication of the
Golden Rule
Analysis of
the Heydons Case
and application of
the Mischief Rule
Application of
the Rule of
Harmonious
Construction
BOOKS
1. Maxwell- Interpretation of
Statutes
2. Cross- Statutory Interpretation
3. G.P. Singh- Interpretation of
Statutes
4. Vepa P. Sarathi- Interpretation
of Statutes
5. Binian- Interpretation of
Statutes
Literal Rule
1. Ramavtar v. Asst. Sales Tax
Officer AIR 1961 SC 1325
2. Sales Tax Officer v. Kanhaiya
Lal AIR 1959 SC 135
3. Municipal Board v S.T.A.
Rajasthan AIR 1965
4. Blyth v. Blyth [1966] A.C. 643
Golden Rule
1. Lee v. Knapp [1967]1 Q.B. 442
2. Wright v. Ford Motor Co., Ltd.
[1967]1 Q.B. 230
3. State of Punjab v. Q.J.Begum
AIR 1963 SC 1604
4. Rananjaya Singh v. Bajnath
Singh AIR 1954 SC 749
Mischief Rule
1. Heydons Case 3 Co. Rep. 7a
2. Smith v. Huges [1960] 1 W.L.R.
830
3. Bengal Immunity Co. v State
of Bihar AIR 1955 SC 661
4. C.I.T. Madhya Pradesh v.
Sodhra Devi AIR 1957 SC 832
Rule of Harmonious Construction
1. Venkataraman Devaruv.St. of
Mysore AIR 1958 SC 255
2. Sirsilk Ltd. v. Inder Kumar
(1964)2 SCR 448
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MODULE IVIMPORTANT
PRINCIPLES OF
CONSTRUCTION
How to gather
the Intention of
the legislature?
Reading the
statute as a whole
Contextual
integration,
Integrating the
BOOKS
1. Maxwell- Interpretation of
Statutes
2. G.P. Singh- Interpretation of
Statutes
3. Vepa P. Sarathi- Interpretation
of Statutes
4. Binian- Interpretation of
different parts of
the statute
Technical
meaning of words
Statutes
Intention of the legislature
1 Ramkrishna v. State of Delhi AIR
1956 SC 476
2 Kanwar Singh v. Delhi
Administration AIR 1956 SC 871
3 Kedar Nath v. State of W.B. 1953
Sc 404
4 Inder Singh v. State of Rajasthan
AIR 1957 SC 510
5 Workmen v. D.T.E. Management
AIR 1958 SC 353
Reading the statute as a whole
1. Butter v. Bennet [1963] Ch.
185
2. Poppat Lal Shah v. State of
Madras AIR 1953 Sc 274
3. Alamgir v. State of Bihar AIR
1959 SC 436
4. Attar Singh v Inder Kumar AIR
1967 SC 773
Rule of Harmonious Construction
3. Venkataraman Devaruv.St. of
Mysore AIR 1958 SC 255
4. Sirsilk Ltd. v. Inder Kumar
(1964)2 SCR 448
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MODULE VAPPLICATION OF
IMPORTANT
MAXIMS IN
CONSTRUCTION
o Ut res magis
valeat quam
pareat
o Expressio unis
est exclusio
alterius
o Noscitur a
sociis
o Ejusdem
generis
o Generalia
specialibus non
derogant
o Reddendo
Singula Singulis
MODULE-VI
CONSIDERATION
OF VARIOUS
1.1 Territorial
Nexus principle
1.2 Casus Omissusjus dare vs.jus
Ejusdem generis
1. Ashbury Railway Carriage &
Iron Co. v.
2. Richie (1875) L.R. 7 H.l. 653
3. Brownsea Haven Properties,
Ltd v. Poole Corporation
[1958} Ch. 574
4. Lilawati Bai v. State of Bombay
AIR 1957 Sc 521
5. Chajjuram v. Neki AIR 1922 PC
112
Reddendo Singula Singulis
1. Nagpur Electrical Co. v.
Sreepathi Rao AIR 1958 SC
658
2. Bishop v. Deakin (1963) 1 All
ER 255
BOOKS
1. Maxwell- Interpretation of
Statutes
2. Cross- Statutory Interpretation
dicere
IMPORTANT
1.3
Presumption of
PRESUMPTIONS IN
Mens rea in
INTERPRETION
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Preamble
MODULE VIIVALUE OF
Title and
Heading
INTERNAL AIDS IN
INTERPRETATION
Marginal Notes
Illustrations and
Explanations
Provisos and
saving clauses
BOOKS
1. Maxwell- Interpretation of
Statutes
2. Cross- Statutory Interpretation
3. G.P. Singh- Interpretation of
Statutes
4. Vepa P. Sarathi- Interpretation
of Statutes
5. Binian- Interpretation of
Statutes
Punctuation and
Brackets
Preamble
1. Eton College v. Minister of
Agriculture [1964] Ch. 274
2. State of W.B. v. Anwar Ali AIR
1952 SC 75
3. Re Kerala Education Bill AIR
1958 SC 956
4. Burrakar Coal Co. v. UOI AIR
1961 SC 954
Title
1. Aswini Kumar Ghosh v.
Arabindo Bose AIR 1952 SC
369
2. Fisher v. Raven [1964] A.C.
210
Heading
1. Bhimka v. Charan Singh AIR
1959 Sc 960
2. R v. Board of Trade, ex p. St.
Martins Preserving Co. ltd.
[1965] 1 Q.B. 603
Marginal Notes
1. Chandler v. D.P.P. [1964] A.C.
763
2. Bengal Immunity v. State of
Bihar AIR 1955 SC 661
Illustrations
1. Murlidhar Chatterjee v.
International Film Co. AIR
1943 PC 34
2. Lala Bula v. Ahmed Shah AIR
1018 PC 249
Explanations
1. Krishna Ayyanger
v. Nallaperumal Pillai AIR 1920
PC 56
2. Burmah Shell Oil Storage &
istribution Co. Ltd. V. CTO
AIR 1961 SC 315
Punctuation and Brackets
1. A.K.Gopalan V. State of
Madras AIR 1950
MODULE VIIIIMPORTANCE OF
Dictionaries
BOOKS
1. Maxwell- Interpretation of
VARIOUS
EXTERNAL AIDS
IN
INTERPRETATION
Travaux
preparatories
and
parliamentary
history
Earlier Acts
and later Acts
Statutes in pari
material
Contemporane
a Expositio
Statutes
2. Cross- Statutory
Interpretation
3. G.P. Singh- Interpretation
of Statutes
4. Vepa P. SarathiInterpretation of Statutes
Dictionaries
1. Janki Sugar Mills and Co. v.
Commisioner 1979 SCC
524
2. Rohamare v. Shanka Rao
1975 SCC 252
Travaux preparatories and
parliamentary history
1. Har Sharan Verma v.
Tribhuman Narayan AIR
1971 SC 1331
2. State of W.B. V. Subodh
Gopal Ghosh AIR 1954 SC
92
3. State of Mysore v. R.V.
Bidop 1974 SCC 337
Earlier Acts and later Acts
1. Jeffs v. New Zealand Dairy
Production etc (1966) 3 All
ER 862
2. State of Bihar v. S.K.Roy
AIR 1966 SC1995
3. Ammini v. State of Kerala
AIR 1998 SC 260
Statutes in pari material
1. State of Assam V.
Deboprasad Baruah AIR
1969 831
2. State of Madras v. V.A
Vaidyanath Ayer AIR 1958
SC 61
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MODULE IXAPPLICATION OF
STRICT AND
BENEFICIAL
RULES IN THE
1.4 Meaning of
Strict
interpretation
and its
application in
BOOKS
1. Maxwell- Interpretation of
Statutes
2. Cross- Statutory
Interpretation
CONSTRUCTION
OF SPECIFIC
STATUTES
the
3. G.P. Singh- Interpretation
interpretation of
of Statutes
MOUDLE X
Units
1.1 Definitions,
Commence
ment
1.2 Operation
and
computation
of time
1.3 Repeal
1.4 Provisions
applicable
to making
rules or by
laws of
previous
publications
1.5 Provisions
to offences
punishable
under two
or more
enactments
1.6 Meaning of
service by
post.
3. Surat Nagrik Sahakari Bank Ltd Shetrunjay Housing Society Ltd (2011)II BC 1
7. Institute of Chatered Accountant of India v Vimal Kumar Surana (2011)1 SCC 534
12. Govind Impex Pvt Ltd v Appropriate Authority Income Tax Dept. (2011)1 SCC 529
14. CIT Delhi v M/S Bharati Cellular Ltd. [2010] INSC 625
18. G.E. India Technology Centre Pvt Ltd v CIT (2010) 10 SCC 29
19. Commissioner of Central Excise, Chandigargh v Shital International (2011) 1 SCC 109
Annexure III
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