Colon - Indian Laws - General

Colon/ Comma In Collins English Gem Dictionary, colon defines- It means break in sentence. In Oxford Language Reference, Colon was referred to state that it can be used to separate two sharply contrasting and parallel statements. In 1911 Classic Encyclopedia , Colon has been defined to mean a short clause longer than the comma , hence a mark (:) in punctuation, used to show a break in construction greater than that marked by semicolon (;) and less than that marked by a full stop. The judgment of Hon ble the Supreme Court in Dr. M. K. Salpekar v. Sunil Kumar Shamsunder Chaudhari and others - [ 1988 (8) TMI 418 - SUPREME COURT ], was referred to in support of the argument that colon puts a break in sentence. JASCH PLASTICS INDIA LTD.- [ 2016 (9) TMI 1083 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT ]