In Tinsukhia Electric Supply Co. Ltd v. State of Assam (1989), the Supreme Court explained the maxim ut…
Tinsukhia states that "courts strongly lean against any construction that tends to reduce a statute to a futility, and a provision must be construed to make it effective and…
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In Tinsukhia Electric Supply Co. Ltd v. State of Assam (1989), the Supreme Court explained the maxim ut res magis valeat quam pereat. According to the Court:
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Tinsukhia states that "courts strongly lean against any construction that tends to reduce a statute to a futility, and a provision must be construed to make it effective and operative". The maxim favours the reading that makes the law work, not the narrowest reading.
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