Quote of the day -- No part of a statute and no word of a statute can be construed in isolation. Statutes have to be construed so that every word has a place and everything is in its place.

31/01/2022

Justice Chinnappa Reddy (Supreme Court of India) (From the judgment in Reserve Bank of India v. Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Limited)
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Resolution directing suspension of the member of a House beyond the period of the remainder of the concerned Session is non est in the eyes of law, nullity, unconstitutional, substantively illegal....

29/01/2022

Supreme Court Legal News Resolution directing suspension of the member of a House beyond the period of the remainder of the concerned Session is non est in the eyes of law, nullity, unconstitutional, substantively illegal and irrational.: SC held while considering the suspension of 12 MLAs by the Maharashtra State legislative assembly Ashish Shelar & Ors. v. Maharashtra Legislative Assembly & Anr. Decided on 28th January, 2022 For full textclick here
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Quote of the day -- The statute must be read, first as a whole and then section by section, clause by clause, phrase by phrase and word by word.

28/01/2022

Justice Chinnappa Reddy (Supreme Court of India) (From the judgment in Reserve Bank of India v. Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Limited)
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Quote of the day -- A statute is best interpreted when we know why it was enacted.

27/01/2022

Justice Chinnappa Reddy (Supreme Court of India) (From the judgment in Reserve Bank of India v. Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Limited)
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Quote of the day -- Interpretation must depend on the text and the context. One may well say if the text is the texture, context is what gives the colour. Neither can be ignored. Both are important.

25/01/2022

Justice Chinnappa Reddy (Supreme Court of India) (From the judgment in Reserve Bank of India v. Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Limited)
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Quote of the day -- No part of a statute and no word of a statute can be construed in isolation. Statutes have to be construed so that every word has a place and everything is in its place.

Resolution directing suspension of the member of a House beyond the period of the remainder of the concerned Session is non est in the eyes of law, nullity, unconstitutional, substantively illegal....

Quote of the day -- The statute must be read, first as a whole and then section by section, clause by clause, phrase by phrase and word by word.

Quote of the day -- A statute is best interpreted when we know why it was enacted.

Quote of the day -- Interpretation must depend on the text and the context. One may well say if the text is the texture, context is what gives the colour. Neither can be ignored. Both are important.