CMA Intermediate · Business Laws and Ethics · Introduction to Law and Legal System in India
Which of the following is a primary source of law in India?
The Constitution of India is a primary source of law because it is the supreme legal document from which all other laws derive authority. Textbooks, editorials and seminar papers merely comment on or explain the law and carry no binding legal force.
- AThe Constitution of IndiaCorrect
- BA textbook written by a retired judge
- CA newspaper editorial on a court ruling
- DA seminar paper on legal reforms
Explanation
Primary sources of law are the Constitution, statutes, delegated legislation and binding judicial precedents. Books, editorials and seminar papers only comment on the law and have no binding force of their own, so they are secondary or persuasive material.
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