As per the Regulating Act, Supreme Court was established in _________.
A
Bengal
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B
Bombay
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C
Delhi
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D
Madras
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Solution
The correct option is A Bengal
Regulating Act of 1773 was a legislation passed by the British Parliament for the regulation of the British East India Company’s Indian territories. Some of its provisions were:
1. The presidencies of Bombay and Madras were made subordinate to the Presidency of Calcutta.
2. It provided for the establishment of a Supreme Court at Fort William in Bengal with one Chief Justice and three other Judges and was established in 1774.
3. The governor-general had a council of four and was given a casting vote but no veto.