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2.2. Analysis

We can study the historical developments from two perspectives:

♤ General features, and

♤ Features related in some form with current scheme of the Constitution (marked with ‘*‘ )

 

2.2.1. Developments under the Company Rule (1773-1858)1. Regulating Act of 17732. Pitt’s India Act of 1784Analysis of the Act3. Charter Act, 18134. Charter Act, 18335. Charter Act, 18532.2.2. Developments under the British Crown’s Rule1. Government of India Act, 1858 ♤ Act of 1861 ♤ Act of 1892 ♤ Act of 1909 (Morley-Minto Reforms)3. The Government of India Act, 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms)4. Government of India Act, 1935Critical Analysis of the Act2.2.3. Other Intermediate Developments1. Communal Award2. Cripps Mission3. Cabinet Mission4. The Mountbatten Plan5. Indian Independence Act, 1947

  

 

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