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the legislature has stated what it intended to state and has made no mistake

the primary rule of interpretation that the legislative intent is to be gathered from language employed in a statute which is normally the determining factor. The presumption is that the legislature h...
from the words of law, there must be no departure

Hardeep Singh vs. State of Punjab (2014) 3 SCC 92  It is a settled principle of law that an interpretation which leads to the conclusion that a word used by the legislature is redundant, should be avo...
all words be given due importance

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 9828 OF 2013 D.A.V. COLLEGE TRUST AND MANAGEMENT SOCIETY & ORS.                    …APPELLANT(S) VERSUS DIRECTOR OF PUBL...
means and includes

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 9828 OF 2013 D.A.V. COLLEGE TRUST AND MANAGEMENT SOCIETY & ORS.                    …APPELLANT(S) VERSUS DIRECTOR OF PUBL...