Sources of Indian Constitution

 🔰Sources of Indian Constitution🔰

i. Government of India Act, 1935:

Federal Scheme, Office of Governor, Judiciary, Public Service Commissions, Emergency provisions, Administrative details.

ii. British Constitution:

Parliamentary government, Rule of Law, Legislative procedure, Single citizenship, Cabinet System, Prerogative Writs.

iii. US Constitution:

Fundamental Rights, Independence of Judiciary, Judicial Review, Impeachment of the President, Removal of Supreme Court and High Court judges and post of Vice-President.

iv. Irish Constitution:

Directive Principles of State Policy, nomination of members to Rajya Sabha and method of election of President, Federation with a strong centre, Vesting of residuary powers in the Centre, appointment of State Governors by the Centre and advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

v. Canadian Constitution:

Federation with a strong centre, residuary powers with the centre, appointment of state governors by the centre and advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

vi. Australian Constitution:

Concurrent List, Freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.

vii. Weimar Constitution:

Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency.

viii. Soviet Constitution:

Fundamental duties, the ideal of justice (social, economic and political) in the Preamble.

ix. French Constitution:

Republic and the ideals of liberty equality and fraternity in the Preamble.

x. South African Constitution:

Procedure for amendment, the Constitution and election of the members of Rajya Sabha.

xi. Japanese Constitution:

Concept of "Procedure established by law". 

✍ The drafted Constitution was finally adopted on November 26, 1949.