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legislature, on the presumption that certain words were, due to drafting error, omitted. The words "other sums" shall thus include any amount

Court held thus: “The court must be able to correct obvious drafting errors. In suitable cases, in discharging its interpretative function the court will ... Page 18 of 22  This power is confined to plain cases of drafting mistakes. The courts are ever mindful that their constitutional role in this

search for defects of drafting, much less inexactitude of language employed. Indeed, any such defects of drafting should be ironed out as part ... this result has been arrived at by pointing out some drafting errors and some imperfection in the language employed. If only the High Court

expected, except for compelling 24 reasons such as obvious drafting errors (see State of U.P. and others Vs. Vijay Anand Maharaj

will not be accepted except for compelling reasons such as obvious drafting errors. 22.Let me consider some more judgments on the interpretation

country, security of the State etc. and to remove certain drafting errors and errors in cross-references of clauses were formulated.”  The Minster of course ... this Bill, are intended to correct the drafting errors that crept in while drafting this Bill.  During the last week, a very important Constitutional (Amendment

accused. Even Otherwise, a person cannot be made liable for drafting errors inadvertently committed by her advocate. Therefore, the contradictions as pointed by ld counsel

Rohatgi contended that the term ‘CoC’ in the proviso was a drafting error, and the intended reference was to the ‘Adjudicating Authority’. A literal interpretation ... Greenpac, invoked the Principle of Scrivener’s Error, highlighting an inadvertent drafting error in the proviso to Section 31(4) of the IBC that rendered

orders, the same may be ineffective. It may be an error in drafting. If this Court fills in the aforesaid lacunae, the same will

should not be accepted except for compelling reasons, such as obvious drafting errors. However, in a situation where it is not an instance of casus ... legislation as intended, without the Court venturing into the realm of legislative drafting. Such an exercise would only require harmonious construction of the provisions