the indian independence bill was passed by house of lords in england on 18 july 1947.
when was the indian independence bill passed by house of lords in england?
18 july 1947
on 20 february 1947, the british government announced its intention to transfer power in british india to indian hands by june 1948. however, the cabinet mission plan on 16 may 1947 failed to evolve a constitution for india acceptable to all contending parties. subsequently, the british government announced on 3 june 1947 its intention to partition british india into two dominions. on 15 july 1947, the house of commons passed the india independence bill 1947, to divide british india into the dominions of india and pakistan. the house of lords followed suit the next day. the bill received the royal assent on 18 july 1947. from this day the suzerainty of the british crown over the indian princely states lapsed as per 7(b) of the india independence act 1947, and with it all treaties between the british crown and the indian states also had a legal quietus. the rulers of the indian states became sovereign rulers from 18 july 1947, and in principle they were free to accede to either of the two dominions or to remain independent. as per the provisions of the act, on 15 august 1947 two independent dominions of india and pakistan were established. the leaders in the indian independence movement put strong pressure on the indian rulers to accede their states to the dominion of india. by 15 august 1947 virtually all of the rulers had signed an instrument of accession with the governor-general of india, giving power to the dominion government to make laws on the three subjects of foreign policy, communication and defence, and otherwise they remained sovereign rulers. these rulers also signed another agreement known as the "stand still agreement", to provide continuity to any existing agreements between british india and their states.
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bullet::::- hungarian interior minister lászló rajk presented parliament with a new electoral law containing several provisions beneficial to the communists. most significantly, the law extended the life of the communist-dominated national election committee, which had the authority to decide which parties and candidates would be allowed to run.









































bullet::::- the house of lords passed a bill with unprecedented speed when the indian independence bill was rushed through three readings and a report stage all in the same day. the bill now only required royal assent to become law.









































section::::july 17, 1947 (thursday).
july 1947