Constitutional Structure of British State in India - Acts and Laws

Regulating Act, 1773

  • The act designated the Governor of Bengal as the Governor-General of Bengal. The First Governor-General of Bengal was Lord Warren Hastings.
  • The act subordinated the Governors of Bombay and Madras to the Governor-General of Bengal.
  • The Supreme Court was established at Fort William (Calcutta) as the Apex Court in 1774.

Pitt's India Act of 1784

  • The act established Board of Control over the Court of directors to guide and supervise the affairs of the company in India.
  • It was introduced to remove the drawbacks of the Regulating Act. It was named after the then British Prime ....
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