ISSUE:
Whether the respondents can claim to have become the transferees of the decree by operation of law within the meaning of Order XXI, Rule 16, or otherwise be entitled to its benefit?
RULE:
The cardinal rule of construction of statutes is to read the statute literally, that is by giving the words their ordinary, natural and grammatical meaning. If such a reading leads in absurdity and an alternative interpretation is possible, the Court may adopt it. Failing that, the ordinary rule of literal interpretation must be applied.