Act 10 of 1897 — the default rules of construction, including the powers implied in a power to make rules.
The sections below are the ones the LL.B. papers examine on this Act, with the unit that covers each and the cases decided on it. The official text is on India Code ↗.
Sections in the syllabus
s. 3(19)
Covered in Unit 10 · Statutes - Meaning, Classification, Parts, Commencement and Repeal.
s. 5
Covered in Unit 10 · Statutes - Meaning, Classification, Parts, Commencement and Repeal.
s. 6
Covered in Unit 10 · Statutes - Meaning, Classification, Parts, Commencement and Repeal.
s. 20 to 24
Covered in Unit 1 · Nature, the Rule of Law and the Separation of Powers.
s. 21
Covered in Unit 2 · Delegated Legislation and Natural Justice.
s. 23
Covered in Unit 2 · Delegated Legislation and Natural Justice.
s. Section 3
Covered in Unit 4 · The General Clauses Act, 1897.
s. Section 5
Covered in Unit 4 · The General Clauses Act, 1897.
s. Section 6
Covered in Unit 3 · Presumptions in Statutory Interpretation, Unit 4 · The General Clauses Act, 1897.
s. Section 13
Covered in Unit 4 · The General Clauses Act, 1897.
s. Section 26
Covered in Unit 1 · The Primary Rules: Literal, Golden and Mischief.
s. Sections 3, 4, 4A, 29 and 30, with Article 367 of the Constitution
Covered in Unit 4 · The General Clauses Act, 1897.
s. Sections 6A, 7, 8 and 24
Covered in Unit 4 · The General Clauses Act, 1897.
s. Sections 9 to 12
Covered in Unit 4 · The General Clauses Act, 1897.
s. Sections 14 to 23
Covered in Unit 4 · The General Clauses Act, 1897.
s. s. 3(3), with Oaths Act 1969 s. 3, CPC s. 139 and O. XIX r. 3
Covered in Unit 1 · Letters, Receipts, Notes, Affidavits and Schedules.
s. s. 3(42)
Covered in Unit 1 · Legal Concepts, Part 1, Unit 2 · Legal Concepts, Reading Judgments and Trials.
s. s. 5(1)
Covered in Unit 4 · Drafting Bills, Amendment Bills, Judgments and Orders.
s. s. 6A
Covered in Unit 4 · Drafting Bills, Amendment Bills, Judgments and Orders.
s. s. 27
Covered in Unit 1 · Letters, Receipts, Notes, Affidavits and Schedules.
s. ss. 3(38), 3(2) and 26
Covered in Unit 2 · Legal Concepts, Reading Judgments and Trials.
s. ss. 3(50) and 3(51)
Covered in Unit 1 · Law, Sources, Legal Language and Analysis.
s. ss. 6, 6A and 24
Covered in Unit 4 · Drafting Bills, Amendment Bills, Judgments and Orders.