Important Legal Definitions
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Proviso to a Section
Canons of Statutory Interpretation
Definition
A statutory clause beginning with "Provided that...", functioning primarily to except, qualify, carve out, or restrict something that would otherwise have fallen within the general enacting words of the main section.
Example
In Sundaram Pillai v. Pattabiraman, the Supreme Court classified the functions of a proviso, emphasizing that a proviso cannot be construed as repealing or nullifying the main section it qualifies.