The Supreme Court on April 08 laid down eight principles by providing harmonious construction to Sections 3 and 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963.
Key points
- The doctrine of harmonious construction means that when there arises a conflict between different statutes or between the statutes, in such circumstances, courts try to interpret them in a way that makes them work together smoothly instead of declaring other statutes void.
- The Doctrine’s creation can be traced all the way back to the first amendment to the Constitution of India, with the Judgment of Shankari Prasad Singhh Deo Vs Union of India, 1951.
- The disagreement between Part III (Fundamental Rights) and Part IV (Directive Principles of State Policy) of the Constitution of India was the subject of the case.
