Word ‘such’ - Indian Laws - General

Meaning of word such - Webster defines such as- having the particular quality or character specified; certain; representing the object as already particularised in terms which are not mentioned. In New Webster s Dictionary and Thesaurus, meaning of such is given as ...of a kind previously or about to be mentioned or implied; of the same quality as something just mentioned (used to avoid the repetition of one word twice in a sentence); of a degree or quantity stated or implicit; the same as something just mentioned (used to avoid repetition of one word twice in a sentence); that part of something just stated or about to be stated. Thus, generally speaking, the use of the word such as an adjective prefixed to a noun is indicative of the draftsman s intention that he is assigning the same meaning or characteristic to the noun as has been previously indicated or that he is referring to something which has been said before. This principle has all the more vigorous application when the two places employing the same expression, at earlier place the expression having been defined or characterised and at the latter place having been qualified by use of the word such , are situated in close proximity. [CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA VERSUS RAVINDRA- 2001 (10) TMI 1065 - SUPREME COURT]