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Who among the following introduced the first British Indian law code in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa?

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Warren Hastings
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Lord Cornwallis
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Lord Maculay
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Robert Clive
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The correct option is A Warren Hastings
The first British Indian law code was introduced in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa during the Governor-Generalship of Wareen Hastings. Two courts, viz, the Mofussil Fauzdari Adalat and the Mofussil Diwani Adalat were introduced that dealt with criminal and civil disputes respectively.

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