In Mary Angel v. State of Tamil Nadu (1999), the Supreme Court quoted the description of the maxim…
The maxim was described as "often a valuable servant, but a dangerous master to follow in the construction of statutes". The Court explained that the exclusion is often the…
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In Mary Angel v. State of Tamil Nadu (1999), the Supreme Court quoted the description of the maxim expressio unius est exclusio alterius given in Colquhoun v. Brooks. The maxim was described as:
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The maxim was described as "often a valuable servant, but a dangerous master to follow in the construction of statutes". The Court explained that the exclusion is often the result of inadvertence or accident, so the maxim must be applied with care.
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