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Divyang.Chandiramani
1st BA.LLB – B
Roll no. 1316165
The Government Of India Act of 1919
Ms.Mukta Mane
School of Law,
Christ University

Index Serial no | Topic | Page no, | 1 | Research Methodology | 3 | 2 | Government of India Act Of 1919 | 4 | 3 | Bibliography | 9 |

Research Methodology:
Aim
To study the Government of India Act of 1919 with regard to the Montague-Chlemsford reforms.
Significance
These reforms made huge changes in the executive, judiciary and the legislature of the courts in India.
Impact
This law was first passed in London as the Montague-Chlemsford reforms in London and later passed on as the Government of India Act of 1919 had a huge impact on the adjudication of matters in Indian courts.
Sources
I have mainly used three internet sources for my research and I have cited them later.
Citation
The citations have been done according to the 19th edition of the blue book.

The Government of India Act of 1919.

The Government of India act of 1919 was passed by the Parliament of the United
Kingdom in order to ensure the participation of natives in the Government of India. The
Secretary of State for India, Sir Edwin
Montagu and the Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford, jointly prepared a report, which served as the basis for creation of the legislation,
Government of India Act of 1919.
The Government of India Act of 1919 incorporated the idea of a dual form of government referred as diarchy, for the major provinces. The Act involved a complex set of instructions.
An example can be set as the provincial legislative council of each major province was instructed to monitor the activities of provincial ministers.
The Government of India Act of 1919 also stated that a High Commissioner who resided in London and would represent India there in
Great Britain. The act was enacted for ten years from 1919 to 1929.
This reform was an idea of Sir Edwin Montagu and Lord Chelmsford. As a part of



Citations: www.indianetzone.com › ... › History of India › British Indian Acts‎ www.indiankanoon.org/search/?...government%20of%20india%20act,%. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_India_Act_1919‎ Bibliography: www.indianetzone.com › ... › History of India › British Indian Acts‎ last access 22/8/2013 at 00.25 www.indiankanoon.org/search/?...government%20of%20india%20act,%. Last access 22/8/2013 at 00.35 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_India_Act_1919‎ last access 22/8/2013 at 2.15 a.m

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