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Impact of the world constitutions on the framing of indian constitution

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The Constituent Assembly was divided into two for the separate states, with each new Assembly having sovereign powers transferred to it for the respective dominion. The Act also terminated British suzerainty over the princely states, each of which was left to decide whether to accede to one or other of the new dominions or to continue as independent states in their own right. Parliamentary form of government, Single citizenship, Rule of Law, Institution of Speaker and his role, Law making procedure, procedure established by law are taken from British Constitution. Directive principles of state policy have been taken from the Irish Constitution. Freedom of trade and commerce within the country and between the states, power of the national legislature to make laws for implementing treaties, even on matters outside normal Federal jurisdiction Concurrent List are taken from Australian Constitution. Ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity adopted from the French Constitution. A quasi-federal form of government —a federal system with a strong central government, the idea of residual powers, the constitution of the Soviet Union, fundamental duties u/a 51-A were taken from Canadian Constitution. A Constitutionally mandated Planning Commission was set up to oversee the development of the economy. Emergency Provision u/a 356, Weimar Constitution, Amendment of Constitution was adopted from South Africa and Due Procedure of Law from Japan Critics have described the Indian Constitution as a “bag of borrowings” and a “hotch potch Constitution”.