What was the main purpose of the Act of Settlement 1781?

The main purpose of the Act of Settlement 1781 was to establish a system of courts to remove grievances against the Supreme Courts and mitigate the failure of the Regulating Act’s 1773 aim of controlling administration through judiciary problems with the Supreme Court.

In effect, the Regulating Act of 1773 established a proper judicial system in Calcutta and the Act of Settlement 1781 corrected certain wrongs.

For further reading check the following articles:

• Regulating Act of 1773
• Legislations in British India