Question

Which of the following Acts established the High Courts at Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay?

• A. Charter Act of 1833
• B. Government of India Act, 1858
• C. Indian High Courts Act, 1861
• D. Indian Councils Act, 1909

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Indian High Courts Act, 1861

The High Courts at Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay were established by the Indian High Courts Act of 1861. The Indian High Courts Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 104) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to authorize the Crown to create High Courts in the Indian colony. Queen Victoria created the High Courts in Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay by letters patent in 1862.