INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The impeachment of Warren Hastings, the first governor-general of Bengal Presidency, was attempted between 1787 and 1795 in the Parliament of Great Britain. Hastings was accused of misconduct during his time in Calcutta, particularly relating to mismanagement and personal corruption.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1781, Hastings founded Madrasa ‘Aliya at Calcutta (transformed in 2007 into Aliah University by the Government of West Bengal). In 1784, he supported the foundation of the Bengal Asiatic Society, now the Asiatic Society of Bengal, by the oriental scholar Sir William Jones.

Detailed explanation-3: -Warren Hastings, (born December 6, 1732, Churchill, near Daylesford, Oxfordshire, England-died August 22, 1818, Daylesford), the first and most famous of the British governors-general of India, who dominated Indian affairs from 1772 to 1785 and was impeached (though acquitted) on his return to England.

Detailed explanation-4: -Warren Hastings, Governor-General of India, was the subject of an impeachment and trial after his return to England. The procedure was lengthy, the trial itself commenced in 1788 with Hastings only being found not guilty in 1795.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1772, Warren Hastings introduced a scheme of judicial administration alongside a system of revenue administration which went on to lay the foundation of the Adalat system in India.