'Rule of Law' means
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'Rule of Law' means
- all persons are equal in the eyes of law
- treating all unequally as equals
- working according to law
- distributing state largesse to everyone in equal proportion
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - all persons are equal in the eyes of law
In Dicey's account, the rule of law means equality before the law: all persons, officials included, are equal in the eyes of the law and subject to the ordinary courts. Article 14 of the Constitution of India guarantees this equality before the law. Merely working according to law describes legality of action, not the doctrine, and treating unequals as equals or sharing state largesse equally is not what the rule of law demands.
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