Consider the following statements regarding Judiciary during British rule 1 The Indian High Court Ac...........

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Consider the following statements regarding Judiciary during British rule:

1. The Indian High Court Act was passed in 1861 and High Courts were established at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.

2. The judges in these High Courts were appointed by the Crown.

3. The Indian Penal Code was enacted in the year 1860.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1 only

2 only

1&3 only

All the above

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Explanation:

The establishment of High Courts in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras: Under the recommendations of commission appointed in 1853, The Government introduced important reforms in the judicial system. Their recommendations were accepted and in 1861 the Indian High Courts act authorized the establishment of High Courts in each of the following towns; Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in place of old Supreme Court, Sadar Fojudari Adalat and the Sadar Dewani adalat were abolished after having a age of 90 years."In 1866 a regulation, which was amended in later years, established a Chief Court for the Punjab much on the same lines as the High Courts, though the judges were to be appointed by the Governor General in Council and not as in the case of the High Courts by the Crown."The Indian Penal Code was enacted in the year 1860 while Criminal Procedure Code in 1862.