Sources of Indian Constitution

Sources of Indian Constitution

The Primary Sources of the Indian Constitution are as follows:

The framers of the Constitution adopted the features of the Indian Constitution from several sources. The primary sources that inspired the framers of the Indian Constitution are:

v Volume I (9th December to 23rd December 1946)

v Volume II (20th January to 25^th January 1947)

v Volume III (28th April to 2nd May 1947)

v Volume IV (14th July to 31nd July 1947)

v Volume V (14th August to 30th August 1947)

v Volume VI (27th January 1948)

v Volume VII (4th November 1948 to 8th January 1949)

v Volume VIII (16th May to 16th June 1949)

v Volume IX (30th July to 18th September 1949)

v Volume X (6th October to 17th October 1949)

v Volume XI (14th November to 26th November 1949)

v Volume XII (24th January, 1950)

Sources of Indian Constitution

The Government of India Act, 1935:

Federal provisions, office of Governor, judiciary, public service commissions,  emergency provisions, and administrative details were adopted from the  Government of India Act, 1935.

Britain

Parliamentary government, Single citizenship, Rule of law,  Cabinet system, Legislative procedure, Prerogative Writs.

US Constitution

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

Irish Constitution

The Directive Principles of State Policy.

Canadian Constitution

Federation with a strong centre, Residuary powers with the centre, Concurrent list, The appointment of State Governors by the centre and Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

Australian Constitution

Freedom of trade, Commerce, and The Joint Sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.

Weimar Constitution (Germany)

Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency.

Soviet Constitution

Fundamental duties, the ideal of justice (social, economic and political) in the Preamble, were based on the model of the constitution of the USSR. (Fundamental duties were asserted through 42nd amendment in 1976)

French Constitution

Republic, The ideals of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity in the Preamble.

South African Constitution

Procedure for amendment to the Constitution, Election of the  members of Rajya Sabha.