Supreme Courts Reference has already been made to the establishment of a Supreme Court in Calcutta, and its early history. In 1797 the number of judges was reduced to three. A Supreme Court,... Read more

Madras In Madras, as in Bengal, the chief administrative problem was the collection of land-revenue, which was the main source of the income of the State. Unlike Bengal, however, the British... Read more

Bengal, the Second Phase (1793-1828) For a period of thirty-five years the system of Cornwallis was adopted as the guiding principle, and the Government were merely engaged in remedying the... Read more

The Administration of Justice In India, the administration of civil justice was closely associated with the management of revenue, and the grant of Diwani rights in 1765 comprised both these... Read more

The change did not improve matters much, so that when the five years’ settlement expired the Company adopted the method of annual assessment by public auction, but special instructions... Read more

Provincial Administration Bengal, the First Phase (1765-1793) Although the Company was granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in 1765, the actual collection of revenue was left till... Read more

There is no doubt that Nanda Kumar did not receive a fair trial and there was a “miscarriage of justice” at least in respect of the capital punishment inflicted on him. Sir James... Read more

The Central Administration THE virtual acquisition of the kingdom of Bengal by the East India Company raised important problems. Could a private corporation be allowed to rule over vast terr... Read more