Question

How did Lord Cornwallis improve the judiciary?

• A. By relieving the collector of his judicial duties
• B. By setting up courts at district-level
• C. By abolishing the court fees
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of these

Lord Cornwallis was the Governor-General of India from 1805 to 1805. Some of the judicial reforms introduced by him were:

1. Court fees were abolished

2. Set up courts in the states, districts and provinces.

3. The collector was deprived of all his judicial and magisterial powers. The judges tried all civil cases in the districts.