Prakash Nath Khanna v. CIT

266 ITR 1Supreme Court of India2004#972 most cited

What is Prakash Nath Khanna v. CIT authority for?

The court interprets the law as it is and cannot legislate by adding or subtracting from a statutory provision. Legislative casus omissus cannot be supplied by the judicial interpretative process, as it is for the Legislature to amend the law.

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Also referred to as

Prakash Nath Khanna v. CIT · 266 ITR 1 · casus omissus · statutory interpretation · court cannot legislate · judicial interpretative process · legislative omission · Income Tax Act interpretation · Section 143(3) · Section 147 · Section 153A

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