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Burrakur Coal Co. v. Union of India
AIR 1961 SC 954
AIR 1961 SC 954 · Supreme Court of India
- 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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