Supreme Court of India

Sangeeta Singh v. Union of India and Ors.

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Bench Arijit Pasayat and H.K. Sema JJ.
Decided 23 August 2005

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Interpretation of Statutes-Casus Ornissus-Eligibility criteria enumer­ ating prohibited categories of relationships for obtaining petroleum product dealership-Certain relationships specifically not mentioned-Writ petitions filed before High Court allowed holding that a literal or narrow meaning should not be adopted in such cases and disqualification is permissible even if a relationship does not figure within the prohibited categories-On appeal Held, Courts cannot read anything into a statutory provisions or a stipulated condition which is plain and unambiguous-Defective phrasing of an Act…

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