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36. Learned counsel for the appellants has also cited the decisions reported in Abdulla Ahmed v. Animendra Kissen Mitter , M.N. Ayyamurthi v. M.L. Subbaraya Setty and Godhra Electricity Company Limited v. The State of Gujarat in regard to the construction of a document. It has been held that in construing a document, whether in English or vernacular, the fundamental rule is to ascertain the intention from the words used and also the surrounding circumstances for the purpose of finding out the intended meaning of the words which have actually been employed.