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Supreme Court of Pakistan 2023 Interpretation of statutes

2023 PTD 1244

Non-obstante clause
MESSRS RAJBY INDUSTRIES KARACHI AND OTHERS
Appellant
VS
FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN AND OTHERS
Respondent

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Interpretation of statutes-----Non-obstante clause---Meaning and scope---Expression "Non-obstante" in Latin terminology connotes 'notwithstanding anything contained'---Said phrase, for all intents and purposes invests powers in the legislature to set down any provision which may have an overriding effect on any other legal provision under the same law or any other laws, being a legislative apparatus and method of conferring overriding effect over the law or provisions that qualifies such clause or section of law---Non-obstante clause is commonly put into operation to signify that the provision should outweigh regardless of anything to the contrary.