11 FAO No. 42 of 2016. exercise of powers conferred in this regard under the Constitution i.e. such proclamations which have been described under Part X ibid. This is definitely the obvious and explicit intent of the legislature. 11. It is a settled principle of statutory interpretation that in order to discover the intention of the legislature the statute is to be read as a whole. The provision which is being interpreted has to be compared with the other parts of the statute. If the language is clear and the meaning is plain then the Court is required to give effect to the legislative intent regardless of the consequences. Moreover, redundancy cannot be attributed to the legislature. Every part and word of the statute has to be given effect. As a corollary, an interpretation which renders any part of the statute redundant has to be avoided. 12. Applying the above principles of interpretation of a statute to the provisions of the Act of 1996, there can be no other conclusion but to hold that the services or operations of a licensed telecommunication service provider can only be suspended under clause (c)(ii) of subsection 2 of section 23 or section 54(3) read with clause 6.7.1 or clause 6.2.1 of the License granted under the Act of 1996. The service cannot be suspended or caused to be suspended in any other manner. The learned counsels appearing on behalf of the respondents, despite their able assistance, have not been able to show any