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In S. Sundaram Pillai v. V.R. Pattabiraman (1985), the Supreme Court set out the objects and limits of…

Statements 1 and 2 are among the objects of an Explanation listed in Sundaram Pillai, so "only Statements 1 and 2 are correct". Statement 3 is wrong: the Court said an…

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In S. Sundaram Pillai v. V.R. Pattabiraman (1985), the Supreme Court set out the objects and limits of an Explanation to a statutory provision. Consider:
Statement 1: An Explanation may explain the meaning and intendment of the Act itself.
Statement 2: Where there is obscurity or vagueness in the main enactment, an Explanation may clarify it.
Statement 3: An Explanation may change the enactment and take away a statutory right.
Which of the statements are correct?

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Statements 1 and 2 are among the objects of an Explanation listed in Sundaram Pillai, so "only Statements 1 and 2 are correct". Statement 3 is wrong: the Court said an Explanation cannot interfere with or change the enactment and cannot take away a statutory right.

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