Instrument of Accession
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The Instrument of Accession was a legal document used during the partition of British India that allowed princely states to join either India or Pakistan by ceding specified powers to the chosen dominion.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional document
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
Dominion of India
ⓘ
Dominion of Pakistan ⓘ |
| appliesTo | princely states of British India ⓘ |
| bindingOn | successors of the signing ruler ⓘ |
| category |
constitutional history of India
ⓘ
constitutional history of Pakistan ⓘ documents of the partition of India ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | basis for federal relationship between dominion and princely state ⓘ |
| counterparty |
Viceroy of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of India
Governor-General of Pakistan ⓘ |
| createdBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British Government
|
| createdUnder | Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ |
| dateIntroduced | 1947 ⓘ |
| definedIn |
Government of India Act 1935
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of India Act 1935 as adapted
|
| followedBy |
Merger Treaty
ⓘ
surface form:
Covenant of Merger
Merger Agreement ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
end of British paramountcy
ⓘ
transfer of power in 1947 ⓘ |
| jurisdictionTransferred |
executive powers in specified subjects
ⓘ
judicial powers in specified subjects ⓘ legislative powers in specified subjects ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
cession of specified powers to a dominion
ⓘ
establishment of constitutional relationship with a dominion ⓘ |
| legalNature |
act of state by the ruler
ⓘ
voluntary agreement ⓘ |
| limitedBy | reservation of internal autonomy to the princely state ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | to determine constitutional position of princely states in new dominions ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
paramountcy
ⓘ
princely state autonomy ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
Renville Agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
Standstill Agreement
|
| relatedTo |
accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India
ⓘ
integration of princely states into India ⓘ integration of princely states into Pakistan ⓘ |
| requires | acceptance by the Governor-General ⓘ |
| scopeOfPowers |
communications
ⓘ
defence ⓘ external affairs ⓘ specified ancillary matters ⓘ |
| signatory | ruler of a princely state ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Indian independence process
ⓘ
partition of British India ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accession of princely states to India
ⓘ
accession of princely states to Pakistan ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Instrument of Accession to India
this entity surface form:
Instrument of Accession to India in 1947
this entity surface form:
Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India
this entity surface form:
Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir
this entity surface form:
Instrument of Accession to India
this entity surface form:
Instrument of Accession of Gwalior