CAPF-AC (Assistant Commandant) Exam Study Material : Indian Polity- Sources of Indian Constitution

Indian Polity

Sources	Borrowed Concepts and Features
1. Government of India Act of 1935	The Federal Scheme, Office of Gover nor, Power of Federal Judiciary, Public Service Commissions, Emergency Pro visions.
2. Irish Constitution	Nomination of Members to Rajya Sabha, Directive Principles of State Policy, and Method of Indian Presidential Elections.
3. US Constitution	Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Fundamental rights, independence of judi ciary, judicial review, impeachment of the president, Removal of Supreme Court and the High Courts and Post of Vice President.
4. British Constitution	Law Making Procedures, Parliamentary Government, Rule of Law, Single Citi zenship. Cabinet System, Prerogative Parliamentary Privileges and Bicameralism (two-houses).
5. Canadian Constitution	Federal System, Federation with a strung Centre, Residuary Powers in the Centre, appointment of state governors by the Centre, and advisory jurisdic tion of the Supreme Court.

First attempt by the British Parliament to regulate the affairs of the East India Company;
Centralised the administration of Company’s territories in India;
Governor of Bengal was designated as the Governor General of Bengal and Council of 4 members was appointed for Bengal; (1) Barwell, (2) Clavering, (3) Philip Francis (wanted to replace Hastings) and (4) Monson (later replaced by Wheeler).