Although, there were many features of federal system in the planning of all – India federation proposed by the Government of India Act, 1935, like power sharing, written and rigid constitution, independent provincial governance and bicameral system, etc., but there were many demerits in it also.
There was an effort to join two different type of states in the federation, the proposed federation neither transferred the governance to Indians, nor it had a provision of self determination and common electorate. Both governor and governor – general had over – riding powers which hurt the federal system. The federal court’s powers were not supreme. An appeal against its judgement could be filed in the Privy Council situated in Britain.