Q. Which of the following are regarded as the main features of the “Rule of Law”?
1. Limitation of powers.
2. Equality before law.
3. Responsibility of the citizen towards the State.
4. Liberty and civil rights.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: C
Notes:
Exp) Option c is the correct answer.
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. The idea of ‘Rule of law’ includes –
- Equality before law – Every person, irrespective of any differences on the basis of gender, caste, place of birth and the like, has to be accorded same treatment in the exercise of law.
- Absence of arbitrary power – This would require that all authorities vested with powers of the State are bound by laws themselves in the exercise of their powers.
- The primacy of the rights of individual – Rule of law has to ensure that individuals’ liberty and civil rights are protected from the State’s and private individual’ actions.
Statement 3 is incorrect. Rule of law requires the government which has to be responsible to citizens, not the other way round.
