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meaning and intention of Framers of the constitution
must
be
ascertained
from
the
language
of
that
constitution itself; with the motives of those who
framed it, the court has no concern. (In re 1938
(1939)
FCR
18,
observations
Wealth,
of
(1936)
36,
(39)).
Lord
AC
After
Wright
578
in
Gwyer
quoting
James
CJ
V.
stated
the
Common
that
“a
Constitution must not be construed in a narrow or
pendantic
manner,
and
that
construction
most
beneficial to the widest possible amplitude”.
Professor
Cross
in
his
book
on
Statutory
Constructions, 1976, has given a careful analysis of
the
expression
“the
intention
of
Parliament”.
According to him, it is meaningless to speak of the
intention of Parliament unless it is recognized that
the
expression
synonymous
is
with
used
the
by analogy
intention
of
but
in
no
way
any
individual
concerning the general and particular affects of a
document
he
prepares
and
signs.
He
adds
that
Parliament is treated as though it was an individual
law maker, whose intention is to be ascertained from
the
language
which
he
has
used
in
making
and