Supreme Court of India

M/s Entertainment Network (india) Ltd. v. M/s Super Cassette Industries Ltd.

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Reported as [2008] 9 S.C.R. 165

Bench S.B. Sinha and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.

Decided 16 May 2008

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8 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that literal interpretation, if given, may give rise to an anomaly or absurdity which must be avoided.

Judgment, page 70

Authorities it was built on

1973 His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalavaru v. State of Kerala cited by 118
2003 State of Punjab and Anr. v. Mis. Devans Modern Breweries and Anr. Etc. cited by 30
1959 Gherulal Parakh v. Mahadeodas Maiya and Others cited by 23
2007 P.T. Munichikkanna Reddy and Ors. v. Revamma and Ors. cited by 18
2003 John Vallamattom and Anr. v. Union of India cited by 15
2007 Bharat Petroleum Corpn. Ltd. v. Maddula Ratna Valli and Ors. cited by 10
1996 C. Masilamani Mudaliar and Ors. v. The Idol of Sri Swaminathaswami Swaminathaswami Thirukoil and Ors. cited by 6

Where later benches applied it

2016 International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (cisac) v. Aditya Pandey & Ors. relied on
2024 Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2024 M K Ranjitsinh & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2020 Union of India and Others v. Agricas Llp and Others Etc. referred to
2020 Indore Development Authority v. Manoharlal & Ors. Etc. referred to
2018 Star India Private Limited v. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion & Ors. referred to
2013 Rajendra Nagar Adarsh Grah Nirman Sahkari Samiti Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. referred to
2012 Super Cassettes Industries Ltd. v. Music Broadcast Pvt. Ltd. referred to

Of those, 1 relied on · 7 referred to

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