State Of Punjab & Ors vs M/S. Amritsar Beverages Ltd. & Ors on 8 August, 2006
11. In interpreting the Act, one should apply the principles of updating
construction which suggests a construction which takes into account
relevant changes which have occurred since the enactment was made.
This would require analyzing the nature of the particular Act and taking
into account the relevant changes in modern day technology. In such
cases, legislature intended that the Court's interpretation takes into
account advancements which have occurred since the enactment of the
legislation. In the light of the above, the term industrial process must be
interpreted to take into account technical and scientific advancements.
Moreso, while interpreting intellectual property legislation which are
fundamentally linked to such developments. [Bennion on Statutory
Interpretation 7th Edition at paragraphs 409-424 and State of Punjab vs.
Amritsar Beverages Ltd. and Ors. (2006) 7 SCC 607 at paras 14 and 15].