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Burrakur Coal Co. v. Union of India

AIR 1961 SC 954

AIR 1961 SC 954 · Supreme Court of India

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Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
1961
Subjects
Interpretation of Statutes
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

Headings or titles prefixed to sections or groups of sections in a statute can be used as aids to construction. They indicate the general drift of the provisions grouped under them, though they cannot control the plain words of a section.

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        Ratio decidendi

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        AIR 1961 SC 954

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