In Indian context, Section 13 General Clauses Act 1897 enacts the canon of:
Aonly common law (cf. General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13) (cf. General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13) (cf. General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13) (cf. General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13) (cf. General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13)
Bonly customs (cf. General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13) (cf. General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13) (cf. General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13) (cf. General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13) (cf. General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13)
Conly constitutional rules (cf. General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13) (cf. General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13) (cf. General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13) (cf. General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13) (cf. General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13)
D'EJUSDEM GENERIS' is NOT in S. 13; S. 13 says: in any Central Act and in Acts and Regulations made by Indian Legislature, words importing the MASCULINE GENDER shall be taken to include FEMALES; words in the SINGULAR shall include the PLURAL and vice versa
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 'EJUSDEM GENERIS' is NOT in S. 13; S. 13 says: in any Central Act and in Acts and Regulations made by Indian Legislature, words importing the MASCULINE GENDER shall be taken to include FEMALES; words in the SINGULAR shall include the PLURAL and vice versa
1. Section 13 General Clauses Act 1897:
2. 'In all Central Acts and Regulations, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context — (1) words importing the masculine gender shall be taken to include females; and (2) words in the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa.'
3. The General Clauses Act 1897 provides STANDARD INTERPRETATIONS that apply unless the context otherwise requires:
4. (i) Section 3 — definitions of common terms (e.g. 'Act', 'document', 'person', 'public servant');
5. (ii) Section 6 — effect of repeal: doesn't revive earlier law, doesn't affect rights/liabilities accrued, etc.;
6. (iii) Section 9 — computation of time;
7. (iv) Section 13 — gender and number;
8. (v) Section 14 — powers given by Act may be exercised from time to time.
9. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Legal Research Methodology + Jurisprudence — General Clauses Act 1897, Section 13_
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