CONSTITUTIONAL BY SIR P. S. SIVASWAMY AIYER, K.C.S.I., C.I.E. RETIRED MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, MADRAS D. B. TARAPOREVALA SONS & CO. HORNBY ROAD, BOMBAY 1928 The greater part of the substance of this book was the subject of a course of lectures delivered by me in the University of Madras in the latter part of 1927 under the terms of an endowment in memory of my friend the late Mr. V. Krishnaswami Aiyer. When the University offered the lectureship to me, they left the choice of topics entirely to my discretion. In view of the fact that the appointment of the statutory commission for the revision of the Indian constitution was then impending, it seemed to me that a discussion of the main problems which would be likely to arise in connection with the revision of the constitution would serve a more useful purpose than a treatment of the history of the Indian constitution, or a mere description of its present form. It has been remarked that the constitutional development of India has not proceeded on any systematic or preorganized plan. The reason for this is that, until the historic announcement of August 20, 1917, in the House of Commons, there had been no declaration by the government as to the aim of British rule in India. Responsible government in India as an integral part of the British |