SHAKEEL SHAH vs State Ejusdem generis, principle of — 2022 SCMR 1 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2022 SCMR 1 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2022
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: SHAKEEL SHAH vs State Ejusdem generis, principle of

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Judgment text as reported

SHAKEEL SHAH VS State Ejusdem generis, principle of---Scope---Ejusdem generis principle was a principle of constriction whereby wide words associated in the text with more limited words were taken to be restricted by implication to matters of the same limited character---For the said principle to apply, there must be sufficient indication of the category or word that could be properly described as the class or genus, which was to control the general words---Genus must be narrower than the general words it was to regulate.

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