8 Pages Posted: 26 Sep 2019

Date Written: September 15, 2019

Abstract

Constitution of any country is the synthesis of many fundamental principles whether written into one single document or not, that governs and regulates the action of the legislature, executive and judiciary. In every modern constitution, there are many safeguards against arbitrary and capricious conduct of government and its instrumentalities. In this article, it is attempted to list the various safeguards that can protect against arbitrariness in law, government action or policy. The document has a brief analysis of many important doctrines through judgments given by the supreme court of India.