Constitution of India:
Federal of Unitary?
Debate about federal or unitary Constitution:
When the Constitution of India which came into force on January 26, 1950, Mr. Wheare [author of Federal Government, 4th Edition, pages 26-27.], said “Constitution of republic of India, has federal features though it does not in fact claim that it establishes a Federal Union………It seems clear that after allowing for the federal features of the Indian Union, it can only be concluded that the Constitution is ‘ quasi-federal.’
Supreme Court of India agrees that Constitution of India is quasi federal:
India is not a federal State in the traditional sense of the term. Continue reading “Constitution of India is quasi federal in nature.”