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…
Island of Bombay Administration of Justice in Bombay (1668-1726),The Portuguese were the first Europeans to acquire Bombay Island in 1661 from King Sultan Bahadur of Gujarat. The island was transferred as a dowry gift to Charles II by the Portuguese king Alfnous VI. Charles II transferred it to the East India Company in 1668 for…
Under this scheme, civil and criminal justice were separated. the new plan of 1774 Also appointed Indian Judge in placed of Englishmen. 1. Civil Justice | New Plan of 1774 Under this plan the Mofussil area was divided into 6 divisions with their headquarters at Calcutta, Murshidabad, Patna, Burdwan, Dinapur and Dacca.Under this plan a…