Rule of Law and Good Governance in India

Abstract

This paper makes an effort to provide an outline of the Dicey’s Rule of Law and concept of Good Governance.  The paper intends to locate the principle of Rule of Law in the Indian Constitution and the manner it is followed and implemented in the public institutions. The paper focuses upon the evolution of good governance in India by identifying its essential features in its working and emphasizes need for innovative approaches. No theory of governance could be intelligible unless it is seen in the context of its time. India’s democratic experience of the past seven decades has clearly established that good governance must aim at expansion of social opportunities and removal of poverty. Good governance, according to the author, means securing justice, liberty, rule of law, empowerment, employment and efficient delivery of services. The paper deals with the concept of Rule of Law and its role in establishing Good Governance throughout the country. This paper also makes an effort to highlight the attempts made by the Indian Judiciary to promote Rule of Law and Good Governance through her valuable and significant judicial pronouncements.