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Government of India Act, 1935, which came into force
on
1st
April,
1937
as
a
legal
framework
for
a
constitution of India. For the first time the Act
introduced
a
Federal
form
of
government
and
it
conferred full provincial autonomy on the Provinces
subject to certain ‘safeguards’. As a corollary to a
federal constitution, the Act established a Federal
Court in India. Under the Act, provincial elections
were held in 1937.
On 14th August, Pakistan and on 15th August, 1947
India
got
Indian
independence.
Constituent
29th
On
Assembly
committee
which
presented
February,
1948.
The
appointed
a
Indian
August,
draft
1947,
a
the
drafting
constitution
constitution
came
in
into
force on 26th January, 1950. The other chapter about
formation of Constituent Assembly and the drafting of
constitution
military
were
and
plagued
by
bureaucrats.
power
struggles
by
(H.M.
Seervai
–
Constitutional Law of India, Vol-1 P-9)
On 16th October, 1951 Liaquat Ali Khan, the first
Prime
tussle
Minister
for
of
grabbing
Pakistan
power
was
among
assassinated.
persons
who
“A
held