Amending act of 1781
In a bid to rectify the defects of the regulating act of 1773 ,the British Parliament passed amending act of 1781, also known as the act of settlement.
The features of this act was follows:
1. It exempted the governor-general and the council from the jurisdiction of the supreme court for the acts done by them in their official capacity. similarly, it exempted the servants of the company from the jurisdiction.
2. It excluded the revenue matters and the matters rising in the collection of revenue the jurisdiction of the supreme court.
3. It provided that the supreme court was to have jurisdiction over all the inhabitants of Culcutta. It also required the court to administer the personal law of the defendants . Hindus were tried according to Hindu law and Muslim were tried according to Mohammedan law.
4. It laid down that the appeals from the provincial courts could be taken to the Governor-General-in - Council and not to the supreme court.
5. It empowered the Governor-General-in-Council to frame regulations for the provincial courts and Acouncils.
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