INTRODUCTION

• Indian Independence Act 1947 was enacted by the British Parliament, and it
divided India into two separate and independent nations, India and Pakistan.
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was granted royal assent by the United
Kingdom’s Parliament on July 18th, 1947. And finally, on August 15th, 1947,
India and Pakistan were divided into two separate sovereign nations.
 HISTORY OF THE ACT
• On February 20, 1947, the then British Prime Minister, Clement Atlee,
declared the Indian Independence Act 1947. Soon after the
announcement of Clement Atlee, the Muslim League demanded the
partition of the country for a separate nation for Muslims. Following
this, the major events related to the India Independence Act 1947 are
listed below:
• Regarding this, the British government, on June 3, 1947, clearly stated
that any Constitution framed by the Constituent Assembly of
India would not apply to the parts of the country that were not willing
to accept it.
• On the very same day, on June 3, 1947, Lord Mountbatten, who was
the Viceroy of India, gave the plan of partition, which was popularly
known as the Mountbatten Plan. This plan implemented the two-
nation theory of Syed Ahmad Khan.
• The Congress and Muslim League together agreed on this plan, and it
was brought into action with immediate effect, thereby enacting the
 Features
• It declared India as an independent and sovereign state
• It provided for partition of India and creation of two new dominions- India and Pakistan
• It abolished the position of secretary of state for India
• It abolished the office of viceroy and provided for each dominion, a governor-general, who was to be
appointed by the British King on the advice of the dominion cabinet
• It empowered the constituent assemblies of the two dominions to frame and adopt any constitution
for their respective nations and to repeal any act of the British parliament, including the independence
act itself
• The constituent assemblies were empowered to legislate for their respective dominions till the new
constitutions were drafted and enforced
• It granted the princely states the freedom to join either of the dominions or to remain independent
• Governance of each dominion was to be conducted based on the provisions of the GoI act, 1935
• British monarch could no longer ask for bills or veto them. However, this was reserved for Governor-
General.
 IMPACT
• The Indian Independence Act 1947 was widely and happily accepted throughout the
nation and by both the parties, the Congress and the Muslim League, as well.
• Lord Samuel, who was a British Liberal politician, also stated that the Indian
Independence Act is a "peace treaty without war".
• The British and many great Indian leaders, like Dr. Rajendra Prasad, also said that,
with the end of British rule in India, the further relationship with the British will
depend on the goodwill and mutual understanding.
• On the one hand, a large number of people and leaders were happy as this law
marked the beginning of free India. Still, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was not happy
with the decision of the 2 Nation theory. He stated that August 14th might be a day
for Muslims in Pakistan, but it was a day of mourning for the Hindus and the Sikhs.
• But above all of these likings and disliking of leaders, the best thing to be
acknowledged at that time was that, because of the Indian Independence Act 1947,
India became their republic, the Dominion.
 REPEAL
• The law empowered both dominions to repeal any act of parliament
applicable to them, including the Indian Independence Act.
• Later, India and Pakistan repealed the Independence Act of 1947 by
adopting their constitutions.
• Section 395 of the Indian Constitution and Section 221 of the Pakistan
Constitution of 1956 effectively repealed the Act Indian Independence
Act of 1947
• With the adoption of the Constitution of India, the status of dominion
was also abolished and India became a republic.
• Interestingly, the British Parliament has not yet contributed to the repeal
of the Indian Independence Act 1947.
• Although the new constitution does not have the legal power to repeal
laws, this is done in order to break the chain of law and make the
 CONCLUSION
• The Indian Independence Act paved the way for the
independence of the states of India and Pakistan. The
British Crown completely transferred the power to the
newly formed states. The suzerainty of the British was
abolished. However, it was accompanied by the violent
partition, which remains one of the largest forced
migrations in the history of the world, in which
millions perished.
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