Indian Independence Act 1947
Author: Government of India
Access No: 3073
Call No: 954.04 IND
Collection: KHALID SHAMSUL HASAN COLLECTION
Volumes: 900-999
About this Book
The Indian Independence Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 30) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that partitioned British India into the two new independent dominions of India and Pakistan. On 15 July 1947 the House of Commons voted for the bill and the House of Lords gave its consent on the next day. The act received Royal Assent on 18 July 1947 and thus modern-day India and Pakistan, comprising west (modern day Pakistan) and east (modern day Bangladesh) regions, came into being on 15...
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