TY - BOOK AU - Singh, G. P. AU - Aradhe, Alok AU - Patnaik, A. K. TI - Principles of Statutory Interpretation / SN - 9789391211028 U1 - 348 PY - 2021/// CY - Haryana: PB - LexisNexis Publications, KW - Law India Interpretation and construction N1 - 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 N2 - The scope and ambit of fundamental rights have been enhanced and Right to Privacy as well as Right to Die with dignity has been recognized as fundamental rights. The right to peaceful protest has also been recognized as a fundamental right. A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court by a majority (4:1) struck down Article 124A of the Constitution, National Judicial Appointment Commission Act, 2014 and held that independence of judiciary is the basic feature of the Constitution. The supremacy of collegium system was reaffirmed. Even where positive law is clear, the wide amplitude of power under Article 142 empowers the court to pass an order which accords with justice. Another Constitution bench of Supreme Court while dealing with Land Acquisition Act, 2013 held that expression 'or' used in section 24(2) has to be read as 'nor' or as 'and" by placing reliance on principles of interpretation of positive and negative conditions' as stated in the previous editions of this book. Fair construction of penal statute based on purposive as well as literal interpretation is correct modern-day approach. The daughters have a right in mercenary by birth and it is not necessary that father catercorner should be living when Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 came into force. A nine-judge bench of Supreme Court by a majority of (7:2) ruled that clauses (a) and (b) of Article 304 have to be read disjunctively. ---provided by publisher ER -