Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir)

Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir State
Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir state to the Union of India
TypeAccession Treaty
Signed26 October 1947
LocationSrinagar/Delhi
Effective27 October 1947
ConditionAcceptance by the Governor-General of India
ExpirationPerpetual Validity
SignatoriesJammu and Kashmir (princely state) Maharaja Hari Singh,
India Lord Louis Mountbatten
PartiesJammu and Kashmir (princely state) Jammu and Kashmir
India Dominion of India
DepositaryDominion of India
LanguageEnglish
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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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.