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Judicial Plan of 1772, Warren Hastings was appointed as the Governor General for the administration of Bengal in 1772. He also assumed the position of governor of Fort William in 1772. Warren Hastings found that the administration of Bengal was dissatisfied. At that time the financial position of the company was not good so he…
The Regulating Act 1773 reorganized the Company, placing it under the control of the British Government and Parliament: Reorganized the Government of Calcutta and established a Supreme Court in Calcutta. The Act was described as “An Act for the establishment of certain rules for the better management of the affairs of the East India Company…
Charter of 1753, In September, 1746 the French occupied Madras and surrendered it to the British in August, 1749 So lawyer advised company to issue a fresh charter on 8th January 1753,king George second granted a new charter to revise the judicial setup of Madras and to remove the defect of the previous charter. Reforms/Modification…
Foundation of Calcutta Administration of Justice in Calcutta before 1726,On August 24, 1690 some Englishmen landed at Sutanati on the banks of River Hooghly under the leadership of Job Charnock who laid the foundation of Calcutta. A fortified factory named Fort William was later built in this Area. In 1690, the company acquired a zamindari…
The charter of 1726 was issued by king George first on September 24,1726.The charter is known as the judicial charter because its importance in the field of law and Justice. It’s established crowns court in India and for the first time the jurisdiction of king-in-Council was extended to India. Needs of Charter of 1726 1….
Administration of justice in Madras (1639-1726),The early centres of British power in India were the three presidency towns of Madras Bombay and Calcutta which were founded by the British. Madras was the first presidency town to be established by the British in India.There were three administration stages in Madras.(1)First stage from 1639 to 1665 (2)Second…