CHAPTER 1
Making of the Indian Constitution
INTRODUCTION
The Constitution of India is a document that evolved through the legislative steps taken during the British Empire in India. The making of the Constitution of India can be divided into two phases: Colonial Legislation (1858–1935) and Constituent Assembly (1946–49).
The British government commenced various elements of governance when the power was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown in the form of various Acts which included the representation of Indians in the institutions of governance. The East India Company got the right to collect the revenue i.e., Diwani Rights of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa after the Battle of Buxar (1764).
REGULATING ACT OF 1773
It recognized ...
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