Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 175 · Decided 2 April 2002
Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay v. Bharat Petroleum Corporation LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 175 · [2002] 2 S.C.R. 860
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5674/1994
- Decided
- 2 April 2002
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ASHOK BHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Municipalitie_s: Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888-Sections 328, 328(3) and C 328A-Scope of-Erection of signboard-Whether covered by the provisions­ Courts below held not covered-On appeal-Held, covered since the interpretation of the prov.is ions by courts below was defeating the very construing the provisions of a statute or the words ot language used, natural or ordinary meaning thereof should be given effect to with reference to the context-Construction subserving the purpose of the enactment must be adopted , Doctrines- 'Ejusdem generis' and 'Noscitur A Sociis
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