Mahalwari Settlement: Village-Based Land Revenue System in North India
The Mahalwari Settlement was the third major land revenue system introduced by the British in India. Proposed by Holt Mackenzie in 1822 and implemented extensively by Robert Merttins Bird during the administration of Lord William Bentinck, it was…
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Lord Cornwallis (1786–1793): Administrative, Judicial and Revenue Reforms
Lord Cornwallis (1786–1793) is regarded as the Father of the British Civil Service in India because he transformed the East India Company's administration into a professional, centralized, and rule-based bureaucracy. Building upon the constitutional…
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Pitt’s India Act (1784): Dual Control and Parliamentary Supervision over the East India Company
Pitt's India Act (1784) was one of the most significant constitutional reforms in the history of British India. Enacted under the leadership of William Pitt the Younger, the Act transformed the relationship between the British Government and the East…
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Supreme Court at Calcutta (1774) and the Nand Kumar Case (1775): Beginning of the British Judicial System in India
The Supreme Court at Calcutta (1774) was the first superior court established by the British Crown in India under the Regulating Act of 1773. It introduced an independent judiciary, English common law, and professional judges into British India. However,…
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