Landmark case · Interpretation of Statutes · Semester 4
Sussex Peerage Case
(1844) 11 Cl & Fin 85 · House of Lords
If the words of a statute are clear and unambiguous they must be followed even if the result seems inconvenient.
From topic
Literal (plain meaning) rule — Unit I, Interpretation of Statutes.
Related sections:
- General Clauses Act, 1897, 3 — Definitions for Central Acts
- General Clauses Act, 1897, 13 — Gender and number
- Constitution of India, 245 — Extent of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States