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Ganesh (Querist) 20 October 2011 This query is : Resolved
What is the legal interpretation of the word "Will" and "shall"

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Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 20 October 2011
Please go through the 'Rules of Interpretation' by G P Singh.

For your second query , the Constitution of India is quite clear on this aspect.Please go through that as well.

Shonee Kapoor (Expert) 20 October 2011
Will and Shall:

In modern English will and shall are helping verbs. They are used with other verbs, but lack conjugations of their own.

Both are signs of the future tense.

Will can imply volition or intention, while shall can imply necessity.

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Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 20 October 2011
Mr Shonee the author most likely wants to know the difference in legal parlance where both the words make a lot of difference and well defined in the book referred to above.

prabhakar singh (Expert) 20 October 2011
It depends upon context and reference as well
as objective of any legislation.Some time will may be understood as shall and on the other time shall may be understood as will.
To under stand maters of interpretation go through classic treatise of MAXWELL.

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Guest (Expert) 20 October 2011
Normally, the form of verb "will" in future tense is used for a second and third person (you, he, they, etc.), but for the first person, i.e., 'I' "shall" is used.

However, to give stress and essentiality to act upon some direction or instruction through some notification, order, or legislation, the verb form of "shall" is used.

Sankaranarayanan (Expert) 20 October 2011
i agreed with all experts especially mr shonee's explanation with grammar

Raj Kumar Makkad (Expert) 20 October 2011
I stand with Barman. I have also gone through the suggested book and have found legal meaning of shall and will.

Shailesh Kr. Shah (Expert) 20 October 2011
Legal interpretation rightly answered by Shri Prabhakar Singh and Shri PS Dhingra.

prabhakar singh (Expert) 20 October 2011
There is no reply in the world to Maxwell when it comes to interpretation,although one is free to read any tiny text one can understand.

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