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Q58 (CAPF/2014) Polity & Governance › Constitutional Basics & Evolution › Dominion status Answer Verified

Between the 15th August 1947 when India became free and the 26th January 1950 when she declared herself a democratic sovereign republic, the Government of India functioned under the provisions of:

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Between August 15, 1947, and January 26, 1950, India functioned as a dominion within the British Commonwealth [3]. During this interim period, the Indian Independence Act of 1947 provided the legal framework for the transfer of power and the creation of two independent dominions [5]. Specifically, Section 8 of the 1947 Act stipulated that the government of each dominion would be carried out, as nearly as possible, in accordance with the Government of India Act, 1935 [6]. While the 1947 Act granted the Constituent Assembly full sovereign legislative powers to modify the existing framework, the 1935 Act remained the functional governing statute until the new Constitution of India was formally adopted and enacted in 1950 [2]. Upon the commencement of the Constitution on January 26, 1950, the Government of India Act 1935 and the Indian Independence Act 1947 were officially repealed [3].

Sources

  1. [3] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 5: Preamble of the Constitution > fli Socialist > p. 43
  2. [4] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 25: Independence with Partition > Indian Independence Act > p. 495
  3. [5] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 1: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND > CHAP. 1] > p. 10
  4. [2] https://cbc.gov.in/cbcdev/crown/crown9.html
  5. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 35: Making of the Constitution for India > Constituent Assembly > p. 615
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