GK
RTI ACT 2005
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Question
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Macaulay
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Marshall
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Coke
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Denning
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sir Edward Coke was one of the leading legal minds in British history. Coke was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was called to the Bar in 1578 while studying at the Inner Temple. Coke was elected to Parliament, and he served as Speaker of the House of Commons.
Detailed explanation-2: -The other two were charges of interference with the Court of Chancery and of disrespect to the king in the matter of plural benefices. Coke was forbidden to go on circuit and ordered to revise the “errors” in his Reports, and on November 14, 1616, he was dismissed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chief Justice Edward Coke of England, who held office during the reign of King James I, is considered to be the originator of this doctrine. Justice Coke while emphasizing the supremacy of law against the executive stated that the King should be under God and Law.