The law that the British made to give India independence

 

 Transfer of Power Act of India

On June 3, 1947, Lord Mountbatten announced that India would be divided into two colonial autonomous states, India and Pakistan, and a separate Constituent Assembly would be formed for the two states. The people of North-West Frontier Province and the people of Shrihat district of Assam will decide by referendum whether they will go to Pakistan. A commission will be appointed for the division of Bengal and Punjab. A law will be passed in the British Parliament to transfer power.

Then, on 18th July 1947, the "Indian Independence Act", which had received royal approval, resulted in: -

1) On 15th August 1947, two autonomous states named India and Pakistan will be formed and there will be two Governor Generals and two separate legislatures for each of the two states.

2) India will be formed with Indus, Balochistan, West Punjab and East Bengal, Pakistan and the rest.

3) The Constituent Assembly of the two colonial autonomous states shall independently draft the constitution of their respective states.

4) Indigenous States will decide independently to join any state

5) A commission will determine the boundaries of the two states.

6) Until the new constitution is drafted, the rule of India of 1935 will continue in the case of both the states.