We know that India and Pakistan boundary was fixed by Sir Radcliffe and the line was called Radcliffe Line. However, some disputes arose because of the erroneous depiction...
Article 3 of the Constitution reads as follows: Article 3: Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States.-Parliament may by law- (a)...
The term ‘Sikkim’ literally means new palace in the Limbu language. Historically, Sikkim was a small Buddhist kingdom with close religious and cultural ties to the Tibet. Since...
Article 1: Name and territory of the Union (1) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. (2) The States and the territories thereof shall be...
A preamble is an introductory and explanatory statement in a document that explains the document’s purpose and underlying philosophy. The Preamble of our constitution reads as follows: WE,...
Most Exhaustive Constitution: Originally our constitution contained 395 articles divided in 22 parts and 8 schedules. The numbering still remains the same but as and when the constitution...
Before the framing of the constitution started, an Objectives Resolution (the resolution that defined the aims of the Assembly) was moved by Nehru in 1946. This resolution enshrined...
A constituent assembly is a body of representatives which is composed for drafting a constitution. Thus, drafting the constitution is the only function of a constituent assembly. Once...
Before the constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950, two big laws enacted by British were the Government of India Act 1935 and Indian Independence...
The struggle for India’s independence was over when the British left our country in August 1947. But this was not an end; it was the beginning for a...