https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168393 The Supreme Court construed the definition of "prize competition" under the Prize Competitions Act, 1955 as confined to competitions of a gambling character, not competitions where success depends substantially on skill. It relied on the statute's object, history, preamble, and the mischief addressed by the legislation to read the wider words in context. The Court also stated that, even if the definition had been broader, sections 4 and 5 and rules 11 and 12 were severable because they formed a complete and intelligible code against gambling competitions and could operate independently of any invalid wider application. en-us Tue, 09 Apr 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:17:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168393 The Supreme Court construed the definition of "prize competition" under the Prize Competitions Act, 1955 as confined to competitions of a gambling character, not competitions where success depends substantially on skill. It relied on the statute's object, history, preamble, and the mischief addressed by the legislation to read the wider words in context. The Court also stated that, even if the definition had been broader, sections 4 and 5 and rules 11 and 12 were severable because they formed a complete and intelligible code against gambling competitions and could operate independently of any invalid wider application. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 09 Apr 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168393