Who among the following introduced the first British Indian law code in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa?
A
Warren Hastings
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B
Lord Cornwallis
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C
Lord Maculay
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D
Robert Clive
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Solution
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.