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SIMRAN BALWANI
NIDHI TRIVEDI
PRERNA BHANSALI
TABLE OF CONTENTS
➢ What is Constitution?
➢ References
WHAT IS CONSTITUTION?
➢ There were other members nominated by the rulers of the Princely States.
With India's independence, the Constituent Assembly was elevated to the
status of a fully sovereign legislature.
➢ The Congress party controlled the majority of the seats in the Constituent
Assembly. The Assembly included all of the most important leaders of
the independence movement.
1. Under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946, a constituent Assembly was formed
to draught the Indian Constitution.
2. There were 389 members in the Assembly, who represented provinces (292),
states (93), Chief Commissioner Provinces (3), and Baluchistan (l)
3. On December 9, 1946, the Assembly had its inaugural meeting, electing Dr.
Sachhidannand Sinha, the Assembly's oldest member, as Provisional President.
5. Following the split of the country, the Muslim league members withdrew,
reducing the Assembly's membership to 299 (229 representing provinces and 70
representing states).
7. In January 1948, the proposed constitution was presented, and citizens were
allowed eight months to discuss it and propose revisions. The text was finally
adopted on November 26, 1949, and signed by the President of the Assembly
after it was discussed by the public, the press, the provincial assemblies, and the
constituent Assembly in light of the proposals received.
8. While the majority of the constitution took effect on January 26, 1950, the
articles dealing to citizenship elections, the provisional parliament, and interim
and transitional measures took effect immediately, on November 26, 1949.
9. The constitution of India was not are original document. The framers of the
constitution freely borrowed the good features of the Constitutions.
10. However, while adopting these qualities, they made required alterations to
ensure that they were suitable for Indian settings and that their flaws were
avoided.
d) The Directive Principles of Slate Policy were adapted from the Republic of
Ireland's constitution.
ii. To create a democratic Union in which all constituent parts have equal self-
government.
iii. The people give the union government and the governments of the
constituent parts all of their power and authority.
iv. To provide assurance and security to all Indians. Social, economic, and
political justice are all important.
- equality of status, opportunity, and legal standing.
- the freedom of thinking, expression, religion, faith, worship, affiliation, and
action.
vi. To uphold the Republic's territorial integrity and sovereign rights on land,
sea, and air in accordance with international law and justice.
(5) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and State Human Rights
Commission and Protection of Human Rights:
The Protection of Human Rights Act of 1993 was passed by the Union
Parliament in order to preserve all people's human rights. India is firmly
dedicated to safeguarding the human rights of all people everywhere.
• Promote the common brotherhood of all the people of India and renounce any
practice derogatory to the dignity of women;
• Project the natural environment and have compassion for living creatures;
• Develop scientific temper, humanism and spirit of inquiry and reform;
• Duty of the parents to send their children to schools for getting education.
• The Supreme Court employs its own staff. The Indian judiciary is self-
contained in terms of structure and status. It functions as a powerful and
independent judiciary.