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Interpretation of Statutes
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First published on munotes.in on 18 September 2026.
This edition revised 28 September 2026.
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Answer in one or two sentences 20 Marks
(1)What is the primary rule of interpretation of statutes.
Answer
The primary rule is the literal or grammatical rule: the words of a statute must be given their ordinary, natural and grammatical meaning, and where the language is plain and unambiguous the court must give effect to it whatever the consequence, because it is not for a court to redraft what the legislature has enacted. Sussex Peerage Case (1844) 11 Cl & F 85; in India, Tata Consultancy Services v. State of Andhra Pradesh (2005) 1 SCC 308.
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