The British laws were arbitrary and suited their own needs. The best example of British arbitrary rules is the Sedition Act of 1870. Under this act, any Indian who dared to criticise the British government used to be jailed without a fair trial. Thus, Indians were denied justice in their own land.
Indian nationalists wanted laws to be based on the spirit of equality and justice. Many of them took to the legal profession and demanded respect in colonial courts. They fought legal battles to demand justice for Indians. Thus, Indians played a major role in the evolution of rule of law during colonial period.
The two reasons why historians refute the claim that the British introduced the Rule of Law in India are –
Law is a system of rules, generally imposed through a Government or Institution and is applied to govern people of a nation or region. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways.
The most common example of a violation of the rule of law can be seen on the roads. Traffic rules are broken by motorists and pedestrians. Motorists do not follow speed limits nor do they stop behind the line at traffic signals. Pedestrians hardly use the zebra crossing and cross the road at will which is a cause of danger for themselves and others.
Women's groups worked hard and untiringly for a new law on domestic violence in the following way –
Earlier, domestic violence only entailed "injury or harm or threat of injury or harm" by an adult male against a woman. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 extended to include physical, economic, sexual, verbal and emotional abuse.
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