Chapter 1. Basic Principles
Chapter 2. Guiding Rules
Chapter 3. Internal Aids to Construction
Chapter 4. External Aids to Construction
Chapter 5. Subsidiary Rules
Chapter 6. Operation of Statutes
Chapter 7. Expiry and Repeal of Statutes
Chapter 8. Statutes Affecting the Crown or the State
Chapter 9. Statutes Affecting Jurisdiction of Courts
Chapter 10. Construction of Taxing Statutes and Evasion of Statutes
Chapter 11. Remedial and Penal Statutes
Chapter 12. Delegated Legislation
Appendix – General Clauses Act, 1897
Subject Index

Justice G P Singh's Principles of Statutory Interpretation is the most comprehensive and authoritative work on the subject. Widely quoted in judgements of the Supreme Court as well as various High Courts, this scholarly work illustrates and explains rules of interpretation in a lucid, comprehensive and systematic manner. This book contains a critical analysis of important Indian and English decisions with references to authoritative foreign works such as Bennion on Statutory Interpretation. A leading commentary on the subject, this edition captures and analyses the shift in the Supreme Court decisions from the earlier tradition of literal interpretation to purposive interpretation of statutes. The present edition will be helpful in understanding the complexities and the nuances of the subject, and its practical application. For easy navigation and reference, a detailed alphabetical listing of statutes as well as an exhaustive subject index has been provided in this revised edition. This book is an essential reference for judges, administrators, academics and scholars.