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Download Solution PDFWhich act separated the revenue and judicial functions of East India Company?
- Charter Act, 1793
- Charter Act, 1813
- Charter Act, 1833
- Charter Act, 1853
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 1 : Charter Act, 1793
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is the Charter Act, 1793
- Charter Act, 1793 separated the revenue and judicial functions (used to work together).
- Charter Act, 1793 was the beginning of the Government by written laws. It ended the personal laws, all rules governing people, and their properties.
- Charter Act, 1793 allowed to issues licenses to the persons in India as well as its own employee to carry on trade known as Country trade.
- This has increased the Opium trade to China.
- Charter Act gives East India Company a license to carry out the business and trade for the next 20 years.
- John Shore was the Governor General of Bengal during the Charter Act but it was Separated by Lord Cornwallis under Cornwallis code.So Lord Cornwallis was the Governor General who separated Revenue and Judicial functions
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