Historicians refute the claim that the
British introduced the rule of law in
India on account of two main reasons,
Firstly, colonial law was not devoid of
arbitrariness. The Sedition act of 1870
bears testimony to this. This Act allowed
the police to arrest any person protesting
against the British government, without
due trial.
Secondly, Indian nationalists played a
pivotal role in the framing of the Indian
Constitution that upholds equality of all
to law.
Hence, historians vehemently refute the
claim that the British introduced the role
of law to India, because Indians were
constantly discriminated against in
various spheres of the social, political
and administrative life of the country.