Manipur State Constitution Act 1947

Manipur State Constitution Act
Manipur State Constitution Act
Constitution-making Committee
Territorial extent	Manipur
Passed by	Manipur (princely state)
Passed	26 July 1947
Enacted	1947
Signed by	Maharaja Bodhchandra Singh
Date of expiry	15 October 1949
	Status: Unknown

Manipur State Constitution Act 1947 is an act which enabled the princely state of Manipur to have a de jure written constitution enacted by the last Maharajah of Manipur, Bodhchandra Singh.^[4] Under the constitution, a Legislative Assembly was elected in mid-1948 and a ministry was formed, which was responsible to the Maharaja. The constitution is deemed to have lapsed on 15 October 1949, when the Maharaja signed a merger agreement with the Indian Union. The validity of the act in present time is debated.^[5]

^ Sudhirkumar Singh, Socio-religious and Political Movements (2011), p. 120: "The Constitution Drafting Committee submitted its draft to the State Council on 15 May 1947. The State Council passed it on 26 July 1947 and presented the same to the Maharaja for his assent. After duly approved by the Maharaja, the report became the Manipur State Constitution Act, 1947."
^ Manchanda, Rita (2015). Making war, making peace : conflict resolution in South Asia. Tapan K. Bose. New Delhi, India. p. 100. ISBN 978-93-5150-098-8. OCLC 897946353.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Sudhirkumar Singh, Socio-religious and Political Movements (2011), pp. 146–147: "Manipur State Constitution Act, 1947 lapsed, coalition ministry in the state ceased to function, the legislature dissolved and the post of Dewan abolished with effect from 15 October 1949."
^ Banerjee, S. K. (1958). "Manipur State Constitution Act, 1947". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 19 (1): 35–38. JSTOR 42748891.
^ Das (2010), p. 123: "The Manipur State Constitution did not lose its validity with the signing of the merger agreement"

[1] Sudhirkumar Singh, Socio-religious and Political Movements (2011), p. 120: "The Constitution Drafting Committee submitted its draft to the State Council on 15 May 1947. The State Council passed it on 26 July 1947 and presented the same to the Maharaja for his assent. After duly approved by the Maharaja, the report became the Manipur State Constitution Act, 1947."

[2] Manchanda, Rita (2015). Making war, making peace : conflict resolution in South Asia. Tapan K. Bose. New Delhi, India. p. 100. ISBN 978-93-5150-098-8. OCLC 897946353.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[3] Sudhirkumar Singh, Socio-religious and Political Movements (2011), pp. 146–147: "Manipur State Constitution Act, 1947 lapsed, coalition ministry in the state ceased to function, the legislature dissolved and the post of Dewan abolished with effect from 15 October 1949."

[Banerjee-4] Banerjee, S. K. (1958). "Manipur State Constitution Act, 1947". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 19 (1): 35–38. JSTOR 42748891.

[5] Das (2010), p. 123: "The Manipur State Constitution did not lose its validity with the signing of the merger agreement"

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