Legal History

Introduction: The Mughals principles of administration of Justice were mainly foreign and partly Indian. During the Mughal period (1526-1857) the Mughal emperor was considered the fountain of Justice. The emperor created a separate department of justice to regulate and see that justice was administered properly. Administrative divisions: The Mughal empire was divided into “Subah”. Which […]

In ancient times, the judicial system was associated with religion and social norms. The King was the supreme head of the legislative, executive and judiciary. The three systems of substantive law were recognized by the court, the Darma-shastra, Artha-shastra, and custom which was called Sadachara or Charitra. The Artha shastra and Manusmriti were considered authoritative

Under section 13 of the regulating act 1773 George III issued a charter on 26 March, in 1774 which established the supreme court in Calcutta. (A) The supreme court would consist of chief justice and three puisne judges. Sir Eliza impey was first chief justice and Stephen c.le. Maistre, Robert chambers, Stephen John Hyde were