| Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir state to the Union of India | |
|---|---|
| Type | Accession Treaty |
| Signed | 26 October 1947 |
| Location | Srinagar/Delhi |
| Effective | 27 October 1947 |
| Condition | Acceptance by the Governor-General of India |
| Expiration | Perpetual Validity |
| Signatories |  Maharaja Hari Singh, Lord Louis Mountbatten |
| Parties | Jammu and Kashmir Dominion of India |
| Depositary | Dominion of India |
| Language | English |
| Full text | |
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The Jammu and Kashmir Instrument of Accession is a legal document executed by Maharaja Hari Singh, ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, on 26 October 1947.[1][2]
- ^ Anand, Adarsh Sein (2007). The Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir: Its Development & Comments (5 ed.). Universal Law Publishing Company Pvt. Limited. p. 67. ISBN 978-81-7534-520-1.
- ^ Paul Bowers (30 March 2004). Kashmir, Research Paper 04/28, Library Research Paper, House of Commons Library, United Kingdom, p. 46, archived 26 March 2009.