Ejusdem Generis
‘Ejusdem Generis’ is a Latin term and the meaning of it is “of the same kind and nature”. The principle of Ejusdem Generis is where general words follow an enumeration of persons or things by particular and specific words. Not only these general words are construed but also held as applying only to persons or things of the same general kind as those specifically enumerated.
In case of Evans v. Cross [(1938), the Court had applied the ejusdem generis rule. The issue was in relation to the interpretation of the word “other devices”. It was under the definition of “traffic signals” under Section 48(9) Road Traffic Act, 1930, to include “all signals, warning sign posts, signs, or other devices”. The Court held that a painted line on a road cannot be included in the “other devices” as a traffic signs because devices are here indicating a thing, whereas painted line on a road is not.
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