High Courts Act 1861

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The High Courts Act 1861 was a key piece of British colonial legislation that reorganized the Indian judicial system by creating high courts in major presidencies, laying the foundation for the modern higher judiciary in India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
British colonial legislation ⓘ
Indian judicial reform statute ⓘ
appliedInJurisdiction British India ⓘ
areaOfLaw colonial law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
judicial administration ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
createdOfficeOrInstitution High Court of Judicature at Bombay ⓘ
linked to: Bombay High Court

High Court of Judicature at Calcutta ⓘ
linked to: Calcutta High Court

High Court of Judicature at Madras ⓘ
linked to: Madras High Court
enactedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
historicalPeriod British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India
influenced development of the higher judiciary in India ⓘ
structure of the modern High Courts in India ⓘ
jurisdiction British India ⓘ
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
legacy formed the basis of the High Court system continued under the Government of India Acts ⓘ
influenced provisions on High Courts in the Constitution of India ⓘ
legalEffect abolished the Sadr Adalats in the presidencies ⓘ
abolished the Supreme Courts in the presidency towns ⓘ
merged Supreme Courts and Sadr Adalats into new High Courts ⓘ
legalStatus repealed in part and superseded by later Indian legislation ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
providedFor appointment of Chief Justices of High Courts in British India ⓘ
appointment of puisne judges of High Courts in British India ⓘ
jurisdiction and powers of the new High Courts ⓘ
purpose to establish High Courts in major presidencies of British India ⓘ
to reorganize and consolidate the superior courts in British India ⓘ
relatedTo Constitution of India ⓘ
Indian High Courts ⓘ
Judicial system of British India ⓘ
linked to: British Indian law
reorganizedInstitution Sadr Diwani Adalat ⓘ
linked to: Sadr Adalat

Sadr Nizamat Adalat ⓘ
linked to: Sadr Adalat
replacedInstitution Supreme Court of Judicature at Bombay ⓘ
linked to: Bombay High Court

Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal ⓘ
Supreme Court of Judicature at Madras ⓘ
linked to: Madras High Court
shortDescription Act reorganizing the higher judiciary in British India ⓘ
subjectOf constitutional law commentary in India ⓘ
legal history scholarship on colonial India ⓘ

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Bombay High Court → establishedBy → High Courts Act 1861 ⓘ
High Courts of India → establishedUnder → Indian High Courts Act 1861 (for the earliest High Courts) ⓘ
linked to: High Courts Act 1861
Calcutta High Court → establishedBy → High Courts Act 1861 ⓘ
High Courts in British India → createdBy → Indian High Courts Act 1861 ⓘ
linked to: High Courts Act 1861
High Courts in British India → legalBasis → Indian High Courts Act 1861 ⓘ
linked to: High Courts Act 1861
Principal Bench at Ahmedabad → governedBy → High Courts Act and related statutes ⓘ
linked to: High Courts Act 1861