Landmark case · Interpretation of Statutes · Semester 4
R.S. Nayak v. A.R. Antulay
AIR 1984 SC 684 · Supreme Court of India
Contemporaneous exposition, including the mover's speech, may illuminate ambiguous words such as 'public servant'.
From topic
Contemporanea expositio, casus omissus and construction ut res magis valeat — Unit II, Interpretation of Statutes.
Related sections:
- General Clauses Act, 1897, 26 — Provision as to offences punishable under two or more enactments
- Constitution of India, 367 — Interpretation of the Constitution