INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MODERN INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Diwani Adalat was presided over by
A
Collector
B
Governor
C
Resident
D
Nawabs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Each district was to have two courts – a criminal court ( faujdari adalat ) and a civil court (diwani adalat). Maulvis and Hindu pandits interpreted Indian laws for the European district collectors who presided over civil courts. Hence, option 4th is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct option is A The civil court.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lord William Bentinck passed a regulation in 1829 to abolish combined hearing of civil court and criminal court.

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