The last Governor General of India, Louis Mountbatten arrived India on 22nd March 1947.

Louis
Mountbatten was sent by the British Government on a special mission to transfer power to India. With
this end in view he prepared a plan for the transfer of power known as MOUNTBATTEN PLAN OR 3RD
JUNE PLAN. Important points of 3rd June Plan were adequate arrangements of Punjab and Bengal
assemblies if they favor partition of these provinces, referendum in NWFP and Sylhet for deciding their
fate to join India or Pakistan etc. The Plan was presented on June 2, 1947 before the Indian leaders
including Quaid-i-Azam. Being a constitutionalist and firm believer in democratic norms, he remarked,
“I can express my own opinion in this regard but the Muslim League is a democratic institution.
Therefore, the League and Working Committee would contact the people before making any final
decision”.18 The plan was finally approved by League Council on 9th August 1947.19 The plan of 3rd
June paved the way for partition of India in general and of Punjab and Bengal in particular.
To give effect to the 3rd June Plan, a commission was formed headed by Sir Cyril Radcliff known as
RADCLIFFE COMMISSION. The Commission was assigned the task of demarcating the contiguous
Muslim and non-Muslim majority areas of the Punjab and Bengal. The award of Radcliffe Commission
was very astonishing to the Muslims. Great injustices were done by the Award. The Muslim majority
areas of Gurdaspur, Jullundur, Ferozpur, Zira and Ambala were handed over to India due to the
clandestine efforts of Congress in general and V.P. Menon in particular. The Quaid-i-Azam expressed his
grief and resentment on the Award and said that they have been squeezed inasmuch as it was possible
and it was an unjust, incomprehensible and even perverse Award.20 During these circumstances the
independent Muslim State of Pakistan emerged on the map of the world on 14th August 1947 and
Quaid-i-Azam became the undisputed first Governor General of Pakistan.