LAW 1506 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Constitution Of India, Raj Narain, Maneka Gandhi
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Rule of law as a concept originated all the way back to 1215 in the magna carta, a document that is looked up to even now, and exists to guide the path of justice even in 2019. Rule of law primarily seeks to prevent arbitrariness in decision making. Rule of law in india can be comprehensively understood through the approach of understanding its application by the three main organs of the government- the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. A plethora of cases that have been adjudged by the supreme court lay down the importance of the application of rule of law, even though the same is not explicitly statutorily recognized. An analysis of the presence of rule of law depicts its existence and application in every facet of the indian government. It can also be inferred that the supreme. Court has been one of the leading advocates of the propagation of rule of law.