Case brief index
Interpretation of Statutes
43 cases organised by topic.
Introduction to Statutory Interpretation
- A.S. Sulochana v. C. Dharmalingam, AIR 1987 SC 242; (1987) 1 SCC 180
- Fisher v. Bell, [1960] 3 All ER 731; [1961] 1 QB 394
- Commissioner of Income Tax, Madhya Pradesh and Bhopal v. Sodra Devi, AIR 1957 SC 832; 1958 SCR 1
- Corporation of Calcutta v. Liberty Cinema, AIR 1965 SC 1107; [1965] 2 SCR 477
- Danial Latifi v. Union of India, (2001) 7 SCC 740; AIR 2001 SC 3958
- State of Punjab v. Jullunder Vegetables Syndicate, AIR 1966 SC 1295; (1966) 2 SCR 457
- Central India Spinning and Weaving and Manufacturing Co. Ltd. v. Municipal Committee, Wardha, AIR 1958 SC 341; [1958] SCR 1102
- P.C. Gulati v. Lajya Ram Kapur, AIR 1966 SC 595; (1966) 1 SCR 560
- S.R. Batra v. Taruna Batra, (2007) 3 SCC 169
- Satish Chander Ahuja v. Sneha Ahuja, (2021) 1 SCC 414
- Utkal Contractors & Joinery (P) Ltd. v. State of Orissa, (1987) 3 SCC 279; AIR 1987 SC 1454
- Vivek Narayan Sharma v. Union of India, (2023) 3 SCC 1
- Union of India v. Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., (2008) 7 SCC 502
- Reserve Bank of India v. Peerless General Finance & Investment Co. Ltd., (1987) 1 SCC 424
General Rules of Interpretation
- R.M.D. Chamarbaugwalla v. Union of India, AIR 1957 SC 628; 1957 SCR 930
- Smith v. Hughes, [1960] 1 WLR 830; [1960] 2 All ER 859
- Heydon’s Case, [1584] EWHC Exch J36; (1584) 3 Co Rep 7a
- State of Punjab v. Qaisar Jehan Begum, AIR 1963 SC 1604; (1964) 1 SCR 971
- M.V. Joshi v. M.U. Shimpi, AIR 1961 SC 1494; (1961) 3 SCR 986
- Nokes v. Doncaster Amalgamated Collieries Ltd., [1940] AC 1014
- Ramavtar Budhaiprasad v. Assistant Sales Tax Officer, AIR 1961 SC 1325; (1962) 1 SCR 279
- S. Narayanaswami v. G. Pannerselvam, (1972) 3 SCC 713; AIR 1972 SC 2284
- State of West Bengal v. Washi Ahmed, (1977) 2 SCC 246; AIR 1977 SC 1638
- Tej Kiran Jain v. N. Sanjiva Reddy, (1970) 2 SCC 272; AIR 1970 SC 1573
- Forest Range Officer v. P. Mohammed Ali, 1993 Supp (3) SCC 627; AIR 1994 SC 120
- Jugalkishore Saraf v. Raw Cotton Co. Ltd., AIR 1955 SC 376; (1955) 1 SCR 1369
- M/s Motipur Zamindary Co. (P) Ltd. v. State of Bihar, AIR 1962 SC 660; 1962 Supp (1) SCR 498
- Union of India v. Filip Tiago De Gama of Vedem Vasco De Gama, (1990) 1 SCC 277; AIR 1990 SC 981
- Bengal Immunity Co. Ltd. v. State of Bihar, AIR 1955 SC 661; (1955) 2 SCR 603
Subsidiary Rules of Interpretation
Presumptions in Statutory Interpretation
- Ranjit D. Udeshi v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1965 SC 881; (1965) 1 SCR 65
- Ravula Hariprasada Rao v. State, AIR 1951 SC 204; 1951 SCR 322
- Sarjoo Prasad v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1961 SC 631; (1961) 3 SCR 324
- Union of India v. Jubbi and Dunia, AIR 1968 SC 360; (1968) 1 SCR 447
- Abdur Rahim v. Syed Abu Mahomed Barkat Ali Shah, AIR 1928 PC 16
External Aids to Interpretation
- Thiru Manickam & Co. v. State of Tamil Nadu, AIR 1977 SC 518; (1977) 1 SCC 199
- State of Mysore v. R.V. Bidap, (1974) 3 SCC 357; AIR 1973 SC 2555
- M.V. Elisabeth v. Harwan Investment & Trading Pvt. Ltd., 1993 Supp (2) SCC 433; AIR 1993 SC 1014
- K.P. Varghese v. Income Tax Officer, Ernakulam, (1981) 4 SCC 173; AIR 1981 SC 1922
- N. Suresh Nathan v. Union of India, 1992 Supp (1) SCC 584