HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Morsey
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Lord Wood
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Lord Mecolay
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first Law Commission was established during colonial rule in India by the East India Company under the Charter Act of 1833 and was presided by Lord Macaulay.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first Law Commission was formed in 1834 as a result of the Charter Act, 1833 under the chairmanship of TB Macaulay. The first commission’s recommendations resulted in the codification of the penal code and the Criminal Procedure Code.
Detailed explanation-3: -53 of the Charter of 1833, the first Law Commission was appointed in India in 1834. The commission consisted of Lord T.B. Macually, as chairman and 4 members namely, C.H. Cameron, J.M. MacLeod, G.W. Anderson and F.
Detailed explanation-4: -A Law Commission was set up under Macaulay for the codification of Indian laws. Hence statement 1 is correct. As a result, a Civil Procedure Code (1859), an Indian Penal Code (1860) and a Criminal Procedure Code (1861) were prepared. These codified laws replaced the religious and personal laws of the rulers.