Top court says an interpretation which, in effect, nullifies the purpose for which a power is to be exercised would be opposed to the principle of purposive interpretation...
Justice B V Nagarathna dissented from the 4-1 majority judgement and said scrapping of notes had to be done through a legislation and not through a notification...
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S A Nazeer, who will retire on Jan 4, is likely to pronounce its verdict on the matter, when the top court will reopen after its winter break...