Do you know, What is Article 370?

Do you know, What is Article 370?

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Included within the Constitution on Gregorian calendar month seventeen, 1949, Article 370 exempts J&K from the Indian Constitution (except Article one and Article 370 itself) and permits the state to draft its own Constitution.

For extending a central law on subjects included in the Instrument of Accession (IoA), mere “consultation” with the state government is needed. But for extending it to other matters, “concurrence” of the state government is mandatory. The IoA came into play when the Indian Independence Act, 1947 divided British India into India and Pakistan.

Explained: Here’s what has changed in Jammu and Kashmir.

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For some 600 princely states whose sovereignty was restored on Independence, the Act provided for three options: to remain an independent country, join Dominion of India, or join Dominion of

Pakistan — Associate in Nursingd this connection with either of the 2 countries was to be through an IoA.

Though no prescribed form was provided, a state so joining could specify the terms on which it agreed to join.

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promises between states must be honoured; if there is a breach of contract, the general rule is that parties are to be restored to the original position.