Historical background Flashcards
Regulating act 1773
-GGB
-Exve council 1+4 members
- Bombay and Madras subordinate to GGB
- SC @ Calcutta 1+3
-Prohibition - servants - bribes
- CoD
Amending act 1781
Settlement Act
- Exempted Servants and GG& co – jurisdiction SC
- excluded SC from rev matters
- Appeals from PC to GGC
- GGC can make regulations to PC & councils
Pitt’s India act 1784
-Distinguished btw company’s commercial & pol fns.
-Dual govt
- BoC - political fns
- CoD - Commercial fns
Act of 1786
Lord cornwallis —- GGB > 2 demands
- power - override decision of decision of council in spcl cases
- command in chief
Charter act 1793
Extended overriding power – GGs & G of Provinces
- more power GG over sub courts
- trade monopoly++ 20 yrs
- command in chief not member-GGC
-Member BoC- paid - Ind rev
Charter act 1813
-Abolished trade monopoly exept tea and trade with china
- Sovereignty of Br 👑
- Christian missionaries
- Spread Western edu
- loc govts - impose tax- punishment
Charter Act 1833
-GGB> GGI - power- civil & mil
-Governor of M&B of their leg powers
-GGI - exclusive leg power in India
-EIC end as commercial body
But administrative body
-Open competition - CS - failed- opposition in CoD
Charter act 1853
- Separated leg & exve fns of GGI
- ILC - 6 members
- open competition - CS- Indians also
- Macaulay com on ICS
- local representation - ILC
- 4 out of 6 - local govts - Madras, Bombay,Bengal,Agra
Govt of India act 1858
- Enacted in the wake of revolt
- Abolished EIC
- GGI > Viceroy of India
- Dual govt abolished
- new office SOS- secretary of state
- 15 member council - advisory body
Indian Council act 1861
Viceroy nominate Indians - non official members
Restored powers of B&M
Portfolio system - Lord Canning
More powers - Viceroy
Indian Council act 1892
-Increased no.of non official members
-Increased fns of leg … Discussing budget & asking questions to exve
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-Election to non official seats
