Q. When was the Constitution adopted and when did it come into force? A. Adopted: 26 November 1949Commenced: 26 January 1950 (Republic Day) Q. Why didn’t the Constitution come into force immediately after adoption? A. India required a transition from a colonial legal system to a republican constitutional order and chose 26 January to symbolise Purna Swaraj (1930). Q. What governed India between 26 Nov 1949 and 26 Jan 1950? Was India without a…

Reading Trademark Law as Constitutional LawWhen one begins studying trademark law, the first document usually opened is the Trade Marks Act, 1999. Sections. Definitions. Procedures. But Trademark law in India does not actually begin with a statute. It begins with the Constitution.Before any trademark right is granted, the Constitution decides who has the authority to create that right. Under Article 246 read with the Union List, trademarks fall squarely within Parliament’s domain. This placement…