MEANING OF THE WORDSIN STATUTES

CHPATER IV-71

K M RAKIBUL ISLAM

RULE OF CONSTRUCTION:POULAR AND TECHNICAL

MEANING

STATUTES ARE PRESUMED TO USE WORDS IN POPULAR SENSE -FIVE MILES SQUARE???

NATURAL MEANING IS TO BE GIVEN

TWO RULES IN GIVING MEANING-

PRIMA FACIE TO BE PRESUMED

IN TRANSACTION- SPECIFIC MEANING , NOT POPULAR HESSIAN AND SACKING

“ORDIANRY CANON OF CONSTRUCTION REQUIRES

THAT THE WORDS BE GIVEN THEIR ORDINARY MEANING”-

(HEFZUR RAHMAN VS SHAMSUR RAHMAN, 47 DLR 54)

UNLESS SOME GROSS OR MANIFEST ABSURDITYORDINARY COMMON MEANING-CHILDREN INCLULDES…????BETEL LEAVES ??? VEGETABLE OR NOT???