(1996) 5 SCC 1: BIJAYA KUMAR AGARWALA v. STATE OF ORISSA
4 SCC 746Reported decision1986#5791 most cited
What is (1996) 5 SCC 1: BIJAYA KUMAR AGARWALA v. STATE OF ORISSA authority for?
A legal provision should be interpreted in a manner that gives full effect to its purpose, rather than narrowly construing it to defeat that purpose. If there are two possible interpretations of a provision, the one that is consistent with the legislative intent should be preferred.
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Also referred to as
Bijaya Kumar Agarwala v. State of Orissa · interpretation of statutes · purposive interpretation · legislative intent · statutory construction