AMENDING ACT 1781

 AMENDING ACT 1781.

#Historicalbackground

◇ This act was passed to rectify the defects of Regulating act of 1773.

◇ It exempted Governor-General and the council from the jurisdiction of Supreme court.

◇ It excluded the Revenue matters from the Jurisdiction of Supreme court.

◇ It provided that Supreme court will have jurisdiction all over Calcutta.

◇ Appeals from Provincial court could be taken to Governor-General-in-council and not to Supreme court.

◇ Governor general now empowered to frame regulations for Provincial courts and council.