80 Questions construction relating have been to extrinsic increasingly aids to engaging the attention of courts in India and England. Therefore, we must consider the recent trends in statutory interpretation before considering their impact on the interpretation of the constitution. The importance attached to ‘context’ in statutory interpretation, has gone hand in hand with an analysis of the phrase ‘intention of Parliament’ and of the factors that go to make up the whole legislative process resulting in an Act of Parliament. Once it is realized that the ‘intention of Parliament’ ‘is not a description but a linguistic convenience’ the whole legislative process assumes importance for statutory interpretation. This new approach emphasizes, first the realities of the legislative process; secondly, the close relationship between the draftsman of an Act and the court of construction; and thirdly, the practical grounds on which English preperatories’ construction. courts limit (preparatory the work) use as of an ‘travaux aid to