Statutory definition, like any other word in a statute, has to be read in the light of the context and scheme of the Act as also the object for which the Act was made by the legislature.
While interpreting a Statutory definition, it has to be borne in mind that the interpretation placed on it should not only be not repugnant to the context, it should also be such as would aid the achievement of the purpose which is sought to be served by the Act, A construction which would defeat or was likely to defeat the purpose of the Act has to be ignored and not accepted.
The Statutory definition given in a particular statute is not conclusive—The definition which defeats the object of statute should not be preferred [AIR 1997 SC 628 : (1996) 10 Suppl]
- Aadhaar number
- Absorbing State and absorbed area
- Academy Of Scientific And Innovative Research [India]
- Acquired territories
- Acquiring easement
- Acquisition Of Ownership By Possession
- Actuary
- Administration of correctional homes under West Bengal Correctional Services Act, 1992
- Administrative Tribunal
- Administrator-General
- Admiralty proceeding
- Agent and Agency Agreement
- Agreement
- Agricultural Produce
- Air pollution
- Anti-competitive agreements
- Arrest of vessel in rem
- Bailable offence
- Bar Council of India
- Bargadar
- Bharatia
- Biometric information
- Building or other construction work means
- Building worker means
- Cancellation Of Instruments
- Central Educational Institution
- Central Pollution Control Board
- Cognizable offence
- Collateral and collateral agreement means
- Competition Appellate Tribunal
- Competition Commission Of India
- Complaint
- Complete usufructuary mortgage
- Computer and Computer print out
- Condonation of delay
- Continuing guarantee
- Continuous running of time
- Contract & Contractual Obligations
- Costs for causing delay in Civil Suit or proceeding
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- Custodian of evacuee property
- Customary easement
- Declaratory Decrees
- Demographic information
- Dependant means
- Digital signature
- Diplomatic Vehicles
- Distinguished scientists
- EASEMENT
- Easements of necessity
- Enterprise
- Essential supply or service under Rent Control Law
- Evacuee and evacuee property
- Faculty of the Academy
- Functions of Bar Council of India.
- Functions of State Bar Councils
- Government security
- grade designation of Agricultural Produce
- Grant Of Certificate by Administrator General
- Health University
- Hunting Of Wild Animals[ in India]
- Increase of easement
- Information Technology Glossary
- Institute of Actuaries of India
- Investigation
- Investigation and duty of Magistrate
- Judge means
- Judicial proceeding
- Landlord under Rent Control
- Legal disability
- Legal practitioner
- License
- Local jurisdiction
- Mandatory injunctions
- Maritime claim
- Multiplex complex means
- National Constitutions
- National Exit Test [Medical NET]
- Non-cognizable offence
- Notification
- Offence
- Officer in charge of a police station [SHO]
- Open and Distance Learning mode means
- Plaintiff and Defendant means
- Pleader
- Premises
- Procedure and powers of Administrative Tribunals
- Properties of Aadhaar number
- Proposal & Promise
- Public Interest Disclosure: Whistleblower Law
- Punctuation of an Act
- Recognition of zoos
- Rectification of Instruments
- Sanctuaries
- Senior and other advocates
- Service matters
- Settlement
- Seventh Schedule of Indian Constitution
- Specific relief
- State Air Laboratory
- Substituted performance of contracts
- Suit for disturbance of easement
- Summary courts-martial
- Summons-case
- Temporary and perpetual injunctions.
- Tenant [premises]
- Tenure-holder and Raiyat
- The National Medical Commission
- Thika tenant and Thika land
- Tort
- Trial of Summons-Cases by Magistrates
- Trial of Warrant-Cases by Magistrates
- Unregulated Deposit Scheme
- Vessel means
- Victim
Statutory Definitions
- Substituted performance of contracts
- Suit for disturbance of easement
- Summary courts-martial
- Summons-case
- Temporary and perpetual injunctions.
- Tenant [premises]
- Tenure-holder and Raiyat
- The National Medical Commission
- Thika tenant and Thika land
- Tort
- Trial of Summons-Cases by Magistrates
- Trial of Warrant-Cases by Magistrates
- Unregulated Deposit Scheme
- Vessel means
- Victim
Statutory Definitions
