Summary of Charter Acts, Regulating Acts, Councils Acts and Government of India Acts for UPSC
Company rule (1773-1858) Regulating Act 1773: Governor General 1) Governor of Bengal became Governor General of Bengal 2) Executive council (4 members) to assist Governor General of Bengal 3) Governor of Bombay and Madras became subordinate to Governor General of Bengal For the 1 st time , Political and administrative functions of East India Company were recognized Laid foundation for Central administration in India No private trade, No presents or bribes from natives to servants of the company Court of directors has to report Revenue, civil and military affairs Establishment of supreme court, Calcutta (1774) – One CJI and 3 judges Amending Act 1781: Rectified defects of regulating act 1773 Act of settlement Governor General in council – has jurisdiction for appeals from provincial courts, frame regulatio