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Doctrine of pith and substance relates to

  1. interpretation of statutes to solve the problem of competing legislature in the same field

  2. serve the objectionable portions of the statute that violates Fundamental Rights

  3. interpretation of statutes to solve problems arising out of territorial nexus

  4. interpretation of statutes to solve problems of waiver of Fundamental Rights
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Explanation

Pith means "true nature" or "essence" and substance means the essential nature underlying a phenomenon. Thus, the doctrine of pith and substance relates to finding out the true nature of a statute. This doctrine is widely used when deciding whether a state is within its rights to create a statute that involves a subject mentioned in Union List of the Constitution.

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