CMA Foundation · Fundamentals of Business Laws and Business Communication · Legal Methods and Court System in India
The rule of interpretation which requires that words of a statute be given their ordinary, natural and grammatical meaning, even if the result appears harsh, is known as:
This is the literal rule. The court gives the words of the statute their plain, natural and grammatical meaning and applies them as written, even if the outcome seems harsh, because it assumes the legislature has expressed its intention in the words chosen.
- AThe literal ruleCorrect
- BThe golden rule
- CThe mischief rule
- DThe rule of harmonious construction
Explanation
Under the literal rule, courts read the words in their plain, ordinary and grammatical sense without adding or subtracting anything. The golden rule departs from this only to avoid absurdity, and the mischief rule looks at the defect the law was meant to cure.
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