10-mark question · Part C · Interpretation of Statutes
The expression 'Consumer' is defined under the Consumer Protection Act. A question arose before the court whether a student is a consumer or not. If strict interpretation is followed, the student cannot avail relief under the said Act. If beneficial construction is followed, the student can claim remedy under the CP Act. What type of construction is preferable? Give reasons.
Frequency
1×
papers in the bank
Marks
10
common OU pattern
Years
2021
Appeared in
- Interpretation of Statutes · September 2021 Mapped paper Download
Mapped topics
- Contemporanea expositio, casus omissus and construction ut res magis valeat — Unit II
- Penal, fiscal and beneficial (welfare) construction — Unit III
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