Shyamsunder Halder AIR 1953 SC 148, State of Madhya
Pradesh v. G.S. Dall and Flour Mills, AIR 1991 SC 772,
State of Gujarat and Ors. v. Dilipbhai Nathjibhai Patel
and Anr., (1998) 3 SCC 234, Competition Commission of
India v. Steel Authority of India Ltd., (2010) 10 SCC 744,
CST v. East India Cotton Mfg. Co. Ltd., (1981) 3 SCC 531,
Paul Enterprises and Ors. v. Rajib Chatterjee & Co. and
Ors. AIR 2009 SC 187, Sakshi v. Union of India, (2004) 5
SCC 518, CIT v. Tata Agencies, (2007) 6 SCC 429, Sri
Ram Ram Narain Medhi v. State of Bombay, AIR 1959 SC
459, S.P. Gupta v. Union of India, 1981 Supp Scc 87, Dadi
Jagannadham v. Jammulu Ramulu, (2001) 7 SCC 71, P.K.
Unni v. Nirmala Industries, (1990) 2 SCC 378, Crawford
v. Spooner, (1846) SCC Online PC 7, Royal Trust Co. v.
Minister of Finance of the Province of British Colombia,
AIR 1921 PC 184, Padma Sundara Rao Ors. v. State of
T.N. and Ors., (2002) 3 SCC 533 has observed that what
legislation wanted has been stated in the provision. The
court cannot give extended meaning to the expression. It
is not open to the Court to aid defective phrasing of the
Act or to make up for the deficiencies. It is not open to the
Court to recast, rewrite, or re frame the provision. The
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court cannot assume omission and add or amend words.
Plain and unambiguous construction has to be given
without addition and substitution of the words. The
temptation of substituting words by explaining what it
thought legislation is endeavouring is to be discouraged.
Court has to consider what has been said and what has
not been said. It is wrong and dangerous to proceed by
substituting some other words for the words of the statute.
When literal reading produces an intelligible result it is
not open to read words or add words to statute. Making
any generous addition to the language of the Act would
not be a construction of the statutory provision; rather,
would be an amendment thereof. While interpreting the
provision the Court only interprets the law. The intention
of the legislation must be found by the words used by the
legislature itself. The legislative casus omissus cannot be
supplied by judicial interpretative process. When
language of the provision is clear, there is no scope for
reading something into it. The scenario that thus emerges
in relation to an interpretation of a statute can be
explained as follows. It is a salutary principle that it is not
open to the Court to add or substitute some words in place
of the words of the statute. The court cannot reframe the
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legislation. The court cannot add to, or amend, the
provisions; neither can the expressions used in the statute
be treated as fungible.”
The settled principles of interpretation are that the Court must proceed on the assumption that the legislature did not make a mistake and that it did what it intended to do. The Court must, as far as possible, adopt a construction which will carry out the obvious intention of the legislature. Undoubtedly, if there is a defect or an omission in the words used by the legislature, the Court would not go to its aid to correct or make up the deficiency. The Court could not add words to a statute or read words into it which are not there, especially when the literal reading produces an intelligible result. The Court cannot aid the legislature's defective phrasing of an Act, or add and mend, and by construction, make up deficiencies which are there, (Para 13), Dadi Jagannadham v. Jammulu Ramulu, (2001) 7 SCC 71".
7. Now coming to Rule 92, sub rule (2) specifically stipulates
that the deposit should be made within 60 days of the date of the
sale. This is not a period of limitation as held by the Supreme Court
in Dadi Jagannadham v. Jammulu Ramulu and others (2001)
7 SCC 71), but only a condition precedent to maintain the
application.
Dadi Jagannadham v. Jammulu Ramulu, (2001) 7 SCC 71 held that when the intention of the legislature is clear in a rule framed under proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, nothing can be added or subtracted by the Court and the intention of the legislature has to be gathered from the wording of the provision. In such an event, the safest way to interpret is to give the rule its literal and grammatical connotation in the form of interpretation.
Similarly, the Division Bench in Parmeshwar Mandal (supra)
being a Bench of co-equal strength, could not have rendered the
Division Bench judgment in case of Raghunath Yadav (supra)
per incuriam only on the ground that the principle of law
discussed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in case of Dadi
Jagannadham (supra) was not applied by the earlier Division
Bench.
Shyamsunder Halder AIR 1953 SC 148, State of Madhya
Pradesh v. G.S. Dall and Flour Mills, AIR 1991 SC 772,
State of Gujarat and Ors. v. Dilipbhai Nathjibhai Patel
and Anr., (1998) 3 SCC 234, Competition Commission of
India v. Steel Authority of India Ltd., (2010) 10 SCC 744,
CST v. East India Cotton Mfg. Co. Ltd., (1981) 3 SCC 531,
Paul Enterprises and Ors. v. Rajib Chatterjee & Co. and
Ors. AIR 2009 SC 187, Sakshi v. Union of India, (2004) 5
SCC 518, CIT v. Tata Agencies, (2007) 6 SCC 429, Sri
Ram Ram Narain Medhi v. State of Bombay, AIR 1959 SC
459, S.P. Gupta v. Union of India, 1981 Supp Scc 87, Dadi
Jagannadham v. Jammulu Ramulu, (2001) 7 SCC 71, P.K.
Unni v. Nirmala Industries, (1990) 2 SCC 378, Crawford
v. Spooner, (1846) SCC Online PC 7, Royal Trust Co. v.
Minister of Finance of the Province of British Colombia,
AIR 1921 PC 184, Padma Sundara Rao Ors. v. State of
T.N. and Ors., (2002) 3 SCC 533 has observed that what
legislation wanted has been stated in the provision. The
court cannot give extended meaning to the expression. It
is not open to the Court to aid defective phrasing of the
Act or to make up for the deficiencies. It is not open to the
Court to recast, rewrite, or re frame the provision. The
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court cannot assume omission and add or amend words.
Plain and unambiguous construction has to be given
without addition and substitution of the words. The
temptation of substituting words by explaining what it
thought legislation is endeavouring is to be discouraged.
Court has to consider what has been said and what has
not been said. It is wrong and dangerous to proceed by
substituting some other words for the words of the statute.
When literal reading produces an intelligible result it is
not open to read words or add words to statute. Making
any generous addition to the language of the Act would
not be a construction of the statutory provision; rather,
would be an amendment thereof. While interpreting the
provision the Court only interprets the law. The intention
of the legislation must be found by the words used by the
legislature itself. The legislative casus omissus cannot be
supplied by judicial interpretative process. When
language of the provision is clear, there is no scope for
reading something into it. The scenario that thus emerges
in relation to an interpretation of a statute can be
explained as follows. It is a salutary principle that it is not
open to the Court to add or substitute some words in place
of the words of the statute. The court cannot reframe the
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legislation. The court cannot add to, or amend, the
provisions; neither can the expressions used in the statute
be treated as fungible.”
7. Now coming to Rule 92, sub rule (2) specifically stipulates
that the deposit should be made within 60 days of the date of the
sale. This is not a period of limitation as held by the Supreme Court
in Dadi Jagannadham v. Jammulu Ramulu and others (2001)
7 SCC 71), but only a condition precedent to maintain the
application.
In Dadi Jagannadham v. Jammulu Ramulu ((2001) 7 Supreme Court Cases 71),
the Constitution Bench has considered the issue relating to interpretation of
Statutes. The following conclusion is relevant (para 13)
"13. We have considered the submission made by the parties. The settled
principles of interpretation are that the court must proceed on the assumption
that the legislature did not make a mistake and that it did what it intended
to do. The court must, as far as possible, adopt a construction which will
carry out the obvious intention of the legislature. Undoubtedly, if there is
a defect or an omission in the words used by by legislature, the court would
not go to its aid to correct or make up the deficiency. The court could not
add words to a statute or read words into it which are not there, especially
when the literal reading produces an intelligible result. The court cannot
aid the legislature's defective phrasing of an Act, or add and mend, and, by
construction, make up deficiencies which are there."
In such circumstances referred to above, we reject the
vociferous contention canvassed by Mr. Trivedi, the learned
Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that only
repairs or renovation can be done in the prohibited area. We
also reject the submission that if "construction" includes
"demolition", then, it cannot be done in the prohibited area. If
we accept the submission of Mr.Trivedi, then we will have to
read "demolition" also in the definition of the term
"construction" as defined under Section 2(dc) of the Act.