●  Mountbatten Plan came into existence on June 3, 1947. Gandhi ji suggested that he should invite Jinnah to form the government rather than partition of India.

●  3 June plan was also known as the Mountbatten Plan.

●   The British government proposed a plan announced on 3 June 1947 that included these principles: Principle of the Partition of British India was accepted by the British Government. Successor governments would be given dominion status.

●  Principle of the partition of British India was accepted by the British Government

●  Successor governments would be given dominion status

●  Autonomy and sovereignty to both countries

●  Can make their own constitution

●  Princely States were given the right to join either Pakistan or India, based on two major factors: Geographical contiguity and the people's wishes.

Provisions

●  The Act's most important provisions were:

●  Division of British India into the two new dominions – the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan – with effect from 15 August 1947;

●  Partition of the provinces of Bengal and Punjab between the two new countries;

●  Establishment of the office of Governor-General in each of the two new countries, as representatives of the Crown;

●  Conferral of complete legislative authority upon the respective Constituent Assemblies of the two new countries;

●  Termination of British suzerainty over the princely states, with effect from 15 August 1947. These states could decide to join either India or Pakistan and

●  Abolition of the use of the title "Emperor of India" by the British monarch (this was subsequently executed by King George VI by royal proclamation on 22 June 1948

●  The Act also made provision for the division of joint property, etc. between the two new countries, including in particular the division of the armed forces