..., thus, the principles of common law also apply with full force. In Mary Angel v. State of T.N. (1999) 5 SCC 209, the maxim “expressio unius est exclusio alterius” came..., does No. lead) to inconsistency or injustice. This Court observed :“19. Further, for the rule of interpretation on the basis of the maxim “expressio unius est exclusio alterius”, it...no more than an aid to construction and has little if any, weight where it is possible to account for the “inclusio unius” on grounds other than the intention to affect the “exclusio alterius.” Thereafter, the Court referred to the following passage from the case of Colquhoun v. Brooks (1888) LR 21 QBD 52 (CA), QBD p. 65 wherein the Court called for its approval—‘The maxim “expressio unius est exclusio...