Reasonable Construction

Reasonable construction follows the principle of ‘Ut Res Magis Valeat Quam Pareat’ which
means when the interpretation of the statute is made it should be done in a meaningful and
sensible manner. If a statute is having a two interpretation where one is completely vague and
absurd and other is perfectly making sense then that meaningful interpretation should be used.

A provision of law cannot be so interpreted where it is made without using common sense. Every
word or expression used in an act should receive its natural and fair meaning which was made in
accordance with the legislator.

In Tirath Singh v. Bachittar Singh

It is only when the language of a statute, in its ordinary meaning and grammatical construction,
leads to a manifest contradiction of the apparent purpose of the enactment, or to some
inconvenience or absurdity, hardship of injustice, presumably not intended, a construction may
be put upon it which modifies the meaning of the words and even the structure of the sentence.

In RBI v. Peerless General Finance and Investment co. Ltd. The Supreme court stated that the if
a stature is looked at in the context of its enactment, with the glasses of the statue makers
provided by such context, its scheme, the sections, clauses, phrases and words may take colour
and appear different than when the statue is looked at without the glasses provided by the
context. With these glasses we must look at the Act as a whole and discover what each section,
each clause and each word phrase and each word is meant and designed as to say as to fit into the
scheme of the entire act.