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The Constitution of India was drafted by the Constituent Assembly, and it was implemented under the Cabinet Mission Plan on 16 May 1946. The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by the provincial assemblies by a single, transferable-vote system of proportional representation. The total membership of the Constituent Assembly was 389: 292 were representatives of the states, 93 represented the princely states and four were from the chief commissioner provinces of Delhi, Ajmer-Merwara, Coorg and British Baluchistan.

The idea of Fundamental Rights was taken from America i.e. U.S. along with important features like Written Constitution, Executive head of state known as President and his being the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces ideas etc.

The committee on constitutional amendments by the President of the Indian National Congress, popularly known as the Swaran Singh committee from the name of the chairman, is reported to have felt that a chapter on fundamental duties for the citizen should be included along with the existing fundamental rights in the constitution. The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that was constituted by the government earlier that year.

The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that was constituted by the government earlier that year. Originally ten in number, the Fundamental Duties were increased to eleven by the 86th Amendment in 2002, which added a duty on every parent or guardian to ensure that their child or ward was provided opportunities for education between the ages of six and fourteen years.

The idea of Constituent Assembly of India was first put forward by Manvendra Nath Roy in 1934. In 1935, it became the official demand of INC. After partition, Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the chairman of Constituent Assembly of Independent India and Professor Harendra Coomar Mookerjee was Vice President of the Constituent Assembly.

Fundamental Rights is a charter of rights contained in Part III of Constitution of India. It guarantees civil liberties such that all Indians can lead their lives in peace and harmony as citizens of India. These include individual rights common to most liberal democracies, such as equality before law, freedom of speech and expression, religious and cultural freedom and peaceful assembly, freedom to practice religion, and the right to constitutional remedies for the protection of civil rights by means of writs such as habeas corpus.

The 42nd Amendment amended the Preamble and changed the description of India from ‘sovereign democratic republic’ to a ‘sovereign, socialist secular democratic republic’, and also changed the words ‘unity of the nation’ to ‘unity and integrity of the nation’.

Fundamental Duties are non-justiciable in nature i.e. they can’t be taken to court of law if they are not followed. They lack legal sanction & direct enforcement. These duties are in the nature of a code of conduct. Since they are nonjusticiable, there is no legal sanction behind them. 

The Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on 9 December 1946, and its last session was held on 24 January 1950. During this period which was of two years, eleven months and eighteen days in which the Assembly held eleven sessions, sitting for a total of 166 days.

The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India took place in Constitutional Hall, New Delhi, on 9th December 1946. Dr Sachchidananda Sinha was the first president of the Constituent Assembly. On December 11, 1946, Rajendra Prasad was elected as permanent chairman of the Constituent Assembly. 

Preamble to the Constitution of India is a brief introductory statement that sets out the guiding purpose and principles of the document, and it indicates the source from which the document derives its authority, meaning, the people. It goes like below:

“We, the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens:

Justice, social, economic and political,

Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship,

Equality of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all

Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation

In our Constituent assembly this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution.”

The Directive Principles of State Policy are the guidelines or principles given to the federal institutes governing the state of India, to be kept in citation while framing laws and policies. These provisions, contained in Part IV of the Constitution of India, are not enforceable by any court, but the principles laid down therein are considered irrefutable in the governance of the country, making it the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws to establish a just society in the country.

Republic Day in India is celebrated every year on January 26. The date chosen for the official enforcement of the constitution had a significance attached to the sentiments of the Indian nationalists. When on December 31, 1929, Nehru hoisted the tricolour in Lahore and demanded purna swaraj, the date set for independence was January 26, 1930.

Section 124A, on the face of it, appears clear in that it seeks to penalise any activities that lead to disloyalty against or feelings of contempt or enmity against the government.

The introductory part of a constitution is called Preamble. It is a preliminary or a preparatory statement that precedes a constitution. The preamble states the purpose of constitution.