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1978 SLG 284 1978 SLD 284 1978 PLD 89
Supreme Court of Pakistan

ANWARUL HAQ, C.J. MUD DORAB PATEL, J

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Supreme Court SHAMROZ KHAN AND ANOTHERS

VS

MUHAMMAD AMIN AND ANOTHER

Law:

Section:

(a) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)­-- O. VIII, & 12 as inserted by Law Reforms Ordinance, 19721-­Address for service--Words and phi-q-Expression "he shall be liable to have his defence, if any, struck out" in r. 12(1)-Moans dial Court may strike off defence in an appropriate ease--Not incumbent upon Court to strike off defence on failure to supply address-­Legislature if intended otherwise would have used words "shall be struck off".--[Words and phrases-Interpretation of statutes]. Oxford Dictionary: New International Dictionary, Second Edn.: Corpus Juris Secundum and Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law 1959 Edn.ref. (b) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)- O. V11, r. 21 & O. VIII, r. 12--Interpretation of statutes--words "shall be liable'°-Meaning-Courts must Ant try and ascertain ordinary and natural meaning of words in statute and give effect to them if no ambiguity found-Expression "shall be liable" in O. VII. r. 21 being not ambiguous, words "the Court may make such order as it thinks just"' in r. 21, held. Redundant and absence of similar words in O. VIII, r. 12 not sufficient to justify departure from ordinary and natural meaning of words "shall be liable"'-Words, held farther Conferred on Courts and not make it incumbent on Courts to impose penalty. (State v. Muhammad Akbar P L D 1962 Lah 1 held overruled and Gul Bibi v. Hamesh Gul P L D 1976 Pesh. 108 not approved [Interpretation of statutes-Words and phrases]. Maxwell's Interpretation of Statutes, 11th Edo., p. 3; Manghan Doss v. Bahim Bux and others A I R 1921 Pat. 232' Muhammad Keshab v. King-Emperor A 1 R 1925 Cal. 1021 ; In re : G. N. Chakrapany Chettiar & Sons by Managing Member G N. A I R1942 Mad. 724(2): Suleman v. The State P L D 1962 Lah 11 and Kayo v. The State P L D 1963 Kar. 256 ref. State v. Muhammad Akbar P L D 1962 Lah. I held overruled. Gul Bibi v. Hamesh Gul P L D 1976 Pesh. 108 not approved, (c) Interpretation of statutes: Legal term used by Legislature in a statute, such term having received a judicial interpretation -Term presumed to have ban wed in sense as judicially interpreted. (d) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1909)- -- O. IX, r. 6 (1X7)-Words "the Court may proceed ex…
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