Quote of the day -- A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in colour and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes (US) Tomne v. Eispzer

Justice K M Joseph (Supreme Court of India) (From the judgment in Sunil Kumar Rai & Ors. v. The State Of Bihar & Ors.)

Quote of the day -- The law has birthed various ideas such as implied conditions, unspelt but entirely logical and reasonable obligations, implied limitations etc. The process of continuing evolution, refinement and assimilation of these concepts into binding norms (within the body of law as is understood and enforced) injects vitality and dynamism to statutory provisions. Without this dynamism and contextualisation, laws become irrelevant and stale. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat (Supreme Court of...

Justice K M Joseph (Supreme Court of India) (From the judgment in Sunil Kumar Rai & Ors. v. The State Of Bihar & Ors.)

Quote of the day -- Interpretation of law has two essential purposes: one is to clarify to the people governed by it, the meaning of the letter of the law; the other is to shed light and give shape to the intent of the law maker. And, in this process the courts' responsibility lies in discerning the social purpose which the specific provision subserves.Justice S. Ravindra Bhat (Supreme Court of India) (From the judgment in M/s Apex Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Deputy Commissioner of Income T...