Constitution & Law

The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India took place in Constitution Hall, New Delhi, on Monday, the 9th December 1946, at Eleven of the Clock. http://cadindia.clpr.org.in/ ELECTION OF TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN 1.1.1 J.B. Kripalani (in requesting Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha to take the Chair as temporary Chairman, said)- 1.1.2 J.B. Kripalani Friends, at this auspicious occasion of historical importance I invite, on your behalf, Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha to be the temporary Chairman of this Assembly. Dr. Sinha needs no introduction. You all know him. He is not only the oldest among us but also the oldest parliamentarian in India, having served, as you know, as a member of the Imperial Legislative Council from 1910 to 1920. He entered the Central Legislative Assembly in 1921 not only as one of its members, but its Deputy President also. He was then entrusted with the portfolio of an Executive Councillor and Finance Member of the Government of Bihar and Orissa. So far as I ...

http://cadindia.clpr.org.in/ The Constituent Assembly formally began its task of framing the Constitution of India on the 13th of December, 1946 with Jawaharlal Nehru moving the Objectives Resolution. The purpose of the resolution was to “… proclaim India as an Independent Sovereign Republic and to draw up for her future governance a Constitution.” The resolution put forth broad principles that would inform the working of the  Constituent Assembly.The resolution was adopted on the 22nd of January, 1947. Resources The Objectives Resolution put forward by Nehru and the debates that revolved around it can be accessed in Volume 1 and Volume 2 of the proceedings of the Constituent Assembly Debates.