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With reference to the establishment of the Supreme Court, which of the statement is/lare correct? 1. Supreme Court at Calcutta was established by the Regulating Act of 1773. 2. Lemaister was the first Chief Justice of this Court. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

With reference to the establishment of the Supreme Court, which of the statement is/lare correct? 1. Supreme Court at Calcutta was established by the Regulating Act of 1773. 2. Lemaister was the first Chief Justice of this Court. Select the correct answer using the codes given below. Correct Answer 1 only

The correct answer is 1 only.

Key Points

  • The Supreme Court at Calcutta was established on 22 October 1774 by the Regulating Act of 1773.
  • The drawback of this act was that the powers of SC were not clearly defined.
  • It replaced the Mayer’s Court of Calcutta.
  • Sir Elijah Impey was the first judge of this court.
  • Lemaister was also a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Calcutta.
  • The Supreme Court was with One Chief Justice and three other judges.
  • The judge's term length was life tenure.

Additional Information

  • Regulating Act of 1773 was an act of the British Government in which government takes step first time to control and regulate the affairs of EIC in India.
  • It had civil and criminal jurisdiction over the British subjects and not Indian natives.
  • It has great constitutional importance.
  • It prohibited the servants of the Company from engaging in any private trade or accepting presents or bribes from the natives.
  • The Court formed under this act has the following composition:
  1. Elijah Impey- CJI. 
  2. Lemaistre- Puisne Judge from 1774 to 1777.
  3. John Hyde- Puisne Judge from 1774 to 1796.
  4. Rober Chambers- Puisne Judge from 1774 to 1783.
  5. Sir William Jones- Puisne judge from 1783 to 1794.
  6. Sir William Dunkin- Puisne Judge from 1791.

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