https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273847 A clear statutory definition must be given its ordinary and grammatical meaning, and a proviso or exception cannot be expanded by inserting words into the text. Applying that principle, the Court upheld the plain meaning of "family" in Section 37(b) of the Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960 and rejected the attempt to exclude lands of sons separated by partition before 26 September 1970. The constitutional challenge also failed because the ceiling and surplus-land scheme was held to have a direct nexus with the agrarian policy reflected in Article 39(b). The definition was upheld as written and the appeals were dismissed. en-us Wed, 19 Apr 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Jul 2018 18:41:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273847 A clear statutory definition must be given its ordinary and grammatical meaning, and a proviso or exception cannot be expanded by inserting words into the text. Applying that principle, the Court upheld the plain meaning of "family" in Section 37(b) of the Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960 and rejected the attempt to exclude lands of sons separated by partition before 26 September 1970. The constitutional challenge also failed because the ceiling and surplus-land scheme was held to have a direct nexus with the agrarian policy reflected in Article 39(b). The definition was upheld as written and the appeals were dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 Apr 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273847