International Research journal of Management Science and Technology
ISSN 2250 - 1959 (online) ISSN 2348 - 9367 (Print) New DOI : 10.32804/IRJMST
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ARTICLE 371F AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL AFTERLIFE OF A KINGDOM TOWARD A TRANSITIONAL IDENTITY DOCTRINE FOR MERGER-COMPACT CONSTITUTIONALISM IN INDIA
2 Author(s): MR. AADARSH PANDEY, DR. DILIP PANDEY
Vol - 17, Issue- 8 , Page(s) : 179 - 200 (2026 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMST
When a kingdom is absorbed into a Constitutional order, who defines the people it leaves behind? This article argues that the Sikkimese question — who qualifies as 'Sikkimese' for legal purposes — reveals a structural gap in Indian Constitutional doctrine that no existing framework can adequately address.