Explain the 'Rule of Beneficial Construction'.

CS Executive · Jurisprudence, Interpretation and General Laws · PYQS · June 2019
Explain the 'Rule of Beneficial Construction'.

Answer & Explanation:

Beneficial construction involves giving the widest meaning possible to the statutes. When there are two or more possible ways of interpreting a section or a word, the meaning which gives relief and protects the benefits which are purported to be given by the legislation, should be chosen. A beneficial statute has to be construed in its correct perspective so as to fructify the legislative intent. Beneficial construction to suppress the mischief and advance the remedy is generally preferred. Beneficial Construction of statutes has enormously played an important role in the development and beneficial interpretation of socio-economic legislations and have always encouraged the Indian legislators to make more laws in favor of the people belonging to backward class of people in India.

Topics: Interpretation of Statutes

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