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Bhinka v. Charan Singh

AIR 1959 SC 960

AIR 1959 SC 960 · Supreme Court of India

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Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
1959
Subjects
Interpretation of Statutes
Reviewed
2026-08-02

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Headings or chapter titles given to groups of sections indicate the general drift of the provisions grouped under them. They may be relied upon to determine the sense of the section where the language is ambiguous, but they cannot control the plain meaning of express words.

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        AIR 1959 SC 960

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