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Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that if a legislation is drafted well, the judiciary will not get an opportunity to overstep it..
Making a law that cannot be disputed for the next 25 years and the court does not need to intervene is a medal for drafting a good law, Mr. Shah said...
He said the spirit of our languages is important and as most laws are drafted in English, many a times the intent of the legislator is not reflected in the English version..
But there are many things, the intent of the legislator was something else and it appeared as something else due to English, he said.. Mr. Shah made the remarks the inauguration of a training program on Legislative Drafting organised by PRIDE and ICPS for officers of Parliament, State Legislatures, various ministries, statutory bodies and other government departments in New Delhi..
Mr. Shah said that legislative drafting is a crucial component of our democracy and lack of knowledge about it not only weakens the laws, but the entire democratic system and it also affects the functioning of the judiciary...
