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M/S Rapti Commission Agency vs State Of U.P. & Ors on 2 August, 2006

phrase in a statute to give it a reasonable meaning. The .object of reading down is to keep the operation of the statute within the purpose of the Act and constitutionally valid. Thus, in order to save a statute or a part thereof from being struck down it can be suitably read down. However, reading down is not permissible in such a manner as would fly in the face of the express terms of the statutory provisions. It is a very well settled legal position, that if the Court while construing a provision, finds that the same is ambiguous, the Court instead of striking it down, may read it down so as to save the constitutional validity. Moreover, the rule of reading down applies only where two views are possible as to the meaning of the statutory language. (See Delhi Transport Corporation v, D.T.C. azdoor Congress, 1991 Supp (1) SCC 600, C.B. Gautam v. Union of India, (1993) 1 SCC 78, and Rapti Commission Agency v. State of U.P., (2006) 6 SCC 522).
Supreme Court of India Cites 19 - Cited by 17 - A Pasayat - Full Document

Delhi Transport Corporation vs D.T.C. Mazdoor Congress on 4 September, 1990

phrase in a statute to give it a reasonable meaning. The .object of reading down is to keep the operation of the statute within the purpose of the Act and constitutionally valid. Thus, in order to save a statute or a part thereof from being struck down it can be suitably read down. However, reading down is not permissible in such a manner as would fly in the face of the express terms of the statutory provisions. It is a very well settled legal position, that if the Court while construing a provision, finds that the same is ambiguous, the Court instead of striking it down, may read it down so as to save the constitutional validity. Moreover, the rule of reading down applies only where two views are possible as to the meaning of the statutory language. (See Delhi Transport Corporation v, D.T.C. azdoor Congress, 1991 Supp (1) SCC 600, C.B. Gautam v. Union of India, (1993) 1 SCC 78, and Rapti Commission Agency v. State of U.P., (2006) 6 SCC 522).
Supreme Court of India Cites 205 - Cited by 906 - S Mukharji - Full Document
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