indian+law+govt

The **Government of [|India]** ([|Hindi]: भारत सरकार //Bhārat Sarkār//), officially referred to as the **Union Government**, and commonly as **Central Government**, was established by the [|Constitution of India], and is the governing authority of a //federal union// of [|28 states and 7 union territories], collectively called the **[|Republic of India]**. The basic civil and criminal laws governing the citizens of India are set down in major parliamentary legislation, such as the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, etc. The federal (union) and individual state governments consist of executive, legislative and judicial branches. The legal system as applicable to the federal and individual state governments is based on the [|English Common] and [|Statutory Law]. India accepts [|International Court of Justice] jurisdiction with several reservations.