https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=1011 A statute is an edict of the legislature and courts must interpret its text to ascertain legislative intent; where language is clear and unambiguous the plain meaning governs and courts must give effect to the words used rather than adding or reading in words. Purposive or extrinsic aids are permissible only to resolve genuine ambiguity or to prevent results that defeat the statute's object, and interpretive methods should not expand statutory scope by implication. en-us Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=1011 A statute is an edict of the legislature and courts must interpret its text to ascertain legislative intent; where language is clear and unambiguous the plain meaning governs and courts must give effect to the words used rather than adding or reading in words. Purposive or extrinsic aids are permissible only to resolve genuine ambiguity or to prevent results that defeat the statute's object, and interpretive methods should not expand statutory scope by implication. Articles Other Topics Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=1011