Constitution of Third Law Commission On 14th December, 1861 a Third Law Commission was constituted authorising the Commissioners to frame for India ‘a body of substantive law, in preparing of which the law of England should be used as a basis, but which once enacted should itself be the law of India, on the subject … Read more
One Cossinaut Baboo had lent a large sum of money to the Zamindar or Raja of Cossijurah. He had tried in vain to obtain this money through the Board of Revenue at Calcutta. He, therefore, sued the Raja in the Supreme Court and filed an affidavit in August, 1779 which stated that the Raja was … Read more
Choultry Court was established in Madras Patnam at the first stage of the establishment of judicial institution of Madras Presidency. This court was headed by the ‘Adigar’ as a judge. ‘Adigar’ was the headman of the village. He decided petty civil and criminal cases. In the Black town besides this court, there was no other … Read more
On Feb. 1, 1798 King George III issued charters for the purpose of creating Recorder’s Court. The Recorder’s Court consisted of the Mayor, three Aldermen and a Recorder who was to be a barrister of not less than five years’ standing. The Recorder was to be appointed by the Crown and was to be the … Read more
Patna case identified the defects of administering justice by the company’s judicial system in Mofussil. Facts of the Case – 1. One Shahbaz Beg Khan a native of Kabul, came to India and became a soldier in Company’s Court and earned huge money and settled in Patna. 2. He was having no issue so he … Read more