Question

The High Courts of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay were established under the ___________________.

• A. Indian High Courts Act, 1911
• B. Government of India Act, 1909
• C. Indian High Courts Act, 1861
• D. Indian High Courts Act, 1865

Answer 1

The correct option is C Indian High Courts Act, 1861

The Indian High Court Act of 1861 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to authorise 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 1865.