In Kalpana Mehta v. Union of India, decided on 9 May 2018 under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (the law…
In Kalpana Mehta v. Union of India (2018), the Court permitted reliance on Parliamentary Standing Committee reports as aids to interpretation, treated them as admissible…
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In Kalpana Mehta v. Union of India, decided on 9 May 2018 under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (the law then applicable), which of the following propositions did the Supreme Court accept?
I. Parliamentary Standing Committee reports may aid statutory interpretation.
II. Such reports are admissible under section 74 of the then Evidence Act.
III. Such reports themselves cannot be impugned or challenged in court.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer D
In Kalpana Mehta v. Union of India (2018), the Court permitted reliance on Parliamentary Standing Committee reports as aids to interpretation, treated them as admissible under section 74 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, and protected the reports themselves from challenge. Contentious facts still require independent judicial adjudication.
Option feedback
Option A
The Court also accepted the admissibility and nonchallenge propositions, so I and II alone is incomplete.
Option B
The Court also accepted the interpretive-aid proposition, so II and III alone is incomplete.
Option C
The Court also accepted the admissibility proposition, so I and III alone is incomplete.
Option D
All three propositions reflect the 2018 conclusions, subject to independent adjudication of contentious facts.
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