Landmark case · Interpretation of Statutes · Semester 4

R.M.D. Chamarbaugwalla v. Union of India

AIR 1957 SC 628 · Supreme Court of India

Where a statute is in part valid, the court severs the unconstitutional application if what remains is workable.

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Avoiding absurdity, reading down and constitutional conformity — Unit V, Interpretation of Statutes.

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