The Constitution of India is the backbone of democracy in our country. It is an umbrella of rights that gives the citizens an assurance of a free and fair society.
The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution on 26th November 1949 and it came into effect on 26th of January 1950.
Sources
1. Government of India Act 1935
2. Great Britain
- Parliamentary form of the Government
- Rule of law
- The idea of single citizenship
- Writs
- Institution of speaker and his role
- Law making procedure
- Procedure established by law
3. United states of America
- Preamble
- Fundamental rights
- Federal structure of Government
- Electoral College
- Independence of judiciary and separation of powers among the three branches of the government
- Judicial review
- President as supreme commander of armed forces
- Impeachment of the President and removal of judges
- Equal protection under law
4. Ireland
Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP)
5. Canada
- A quasi-federal form of government-a federal system
- Distribution of powers between central government and state governments
- Residual powers retained by central government
6. France
- Republic and the idea of liberty, equality and fraternity in preamble
7. Australia
- Freedom of Trade and Commerce within the country and between the states
8. South Africa
- Provisions of the procedure of the amendment and the Election of the Rajya Sabha members,
9. Germany
- Provision of suspension of fundamental rights during emergency.
Ref: Dristi IAS