DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES AND CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES AND CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES A statute can be defined as a written expression of the direction or intent of a legislature or the law-makers. A law made by the Law-makers can be interpreted or construed to determine its intended meaning. The judicial authorities can discover true the meaning and objectives of the legislation with the help of the process of interpretation and construction of the statutes. Let us now distinguish between the two of them: 1) Interpretation of a statute can be seen as a mean of understanding the law made by the Law-makers. The aim of a Court is not just read law but to apply it in a manner which suits from case to case. Therefore, Interpretation of statutes can be said to be a process that is used by the courts to find out the actual implication of a Statute or Act or a Document as well as a mean to understand its intention. Interpretation of statutes bridges the gap between the enactment of a law and