De hors
| Literal meaning | Outside of |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | duh HOR |
As used in Superintendence Company of India (P) Ltd. v. Krishan Murgai: A.P. Sen, J. said it is not permissible to import English law de hors the statutory provision, that is, apart from the Act's own wording.
The employer argued that the English test of reasonableness saves a post-service restraint. Sen, J. held that the Contract Act is exhaustive on the subject it deals with, so English principles outside the wording of section 27 cannot be brought in.
Use it for the rule that the language of the Indian statute, not English common law outside it, decides the scope of section 27.
De hors means outside of. English law outside the statute cannot be imported unless the statute cannot be understood without it.
De hors is said as “duh HOR”. Its literal meaning is “Outside of”. It is filed here as a general legal term.
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