INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court in India?
A
Pitt’s India Act, AD 1784
B
Charter Act, 1793 AD
C
Charter Act, 1813 AD
D
The Regulating Act, AD 1773
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Option c is correct: Under the Regulating Act of 1773 Supreme Court was established at Fort William at Calcutta.

Detailed explanation-2: -The promulgation of Regulating Act of 1773 by the King of England paved the way for establishment of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Calcutta.

Detailed explanation-3: -It prohibited the servants of company from engaging in any private trade or accepting presents or bribes from the “natives". The Act elevated Governor of Bengal, Warren Hastings to Governor-General of Bengal and subsumed the presidencies of Madras and Bombay under Bengal’s control.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Regulating act of 1773 got introduced to establish a central administrative system in British India. The act was brought to regulate the activities of the British East India company. It was an initiative of the British parliament to bring an administrative reform in British India.

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