singular includes plural unless the context requires otherwise

Singular in an act include plural also

Supreme Court of India

In

J. Jayalalitha Etc. Etc vs Union Of India And Anr on 14 May, 1999

CASE NO.: Appeal (civil)  3142-3143 of 1999

Held that

On applying the well-known Principle of interpretation of Statute that singular includes plural unless the context requires otherwise, it may be held that the word `case' in the second part of sub- section 2 includes `cases'