Ex

Visceribus
Actus
 Ex Visceribus Actus
Meaning :- Latin Maxim

 A statute should be read as a whole.

 An important principle of interpretation is that the statute

should be read as a whole. No provision in statute and no
words in a section should be construed in isolation.

 All parts of the statute should be taken together.

 Ex Visceribus Actus
Case Law :- State of West Bengal Vs. Union of India 1964

The Supreme Court observed that to determine the intent

of legislature, only particular section of the statute not only see
but whole statute should be read to determine true intention
and to discover the purposes of the legislature.
 Ex Visceribus Actus
Case Law :- Bhavnagar University Vs. Palitana Sugar Mills
pvt. Ltd. AIR 2003

The Hon’ble Apex Court opined that one of the basic

principle of the construction of statute is that it should be read
as a whole, then chapter, section by section and word by
word.