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Comment on imprint of the British Constitution on the Indian Constitution.

  • UPSC 2023
  • 10 marks
  • Making of the Indian Constitution

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A century of colonial rule and a political class trained in English law made the Westminster model the Constituent Assembly's natural reference point. Yet Britain's constitution is largely unwritten, so India had to write down what Britain leaves to convention. That act of transcription both kept the model and changed it.

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  • The Westminster imprint
  • The departures
  • Where the transplant strains
  • Conclusion
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