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    Question

    What is the meaning of maxim ‘salus populi suprema

    lex’?
    A No man is above law Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B No man can be punished twice Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The welfare of people is the supreme law Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Act of God can be an excuse for law Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E People are the supreme law Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    This maxim means that the welfare of the people is the supreme law, enunciates the idea of law. This can be achieved only when justice is administered lawfully, judicially, without fear or favour and without being hampered and thwarted and this cannot be effective unless respect for it is fostered and maintained (Pritam Pal v. High Court of Madhya Pradesh AIR 1992)

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