INDIAN COUNCILS ACT OF 1861
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Indian Councils Act of 1861 :
↳ The Viceroy was to nominate some Indians as non-official members of his Council.
• Lord Canning nominated 3 Indians to his legislative council.
(1) Raja of Benaras - Dev Narayan Singh
(2) Maharaja of Patiala - Maharaja Narinder Singh
(3) Sir Dinkar Rao
↳ This act started the process of decentralization.
↳ Legislative powers were restored to the Bombay and Madras Presidencies.
↳ Created new Legislative Councils for Bengal, North-Western Frontier Province (NWFP) and Punjab.
↳ Lord Canning introduced the "portfolio (allocation of ministries)" system.
↳ In 1862, High Courts were established in Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta under the Indian High Courts Act, of 1861.
↳ In 1866 the High Court was established at Allahabad.
↳ It empowered the Viceroy to issue ordinances in case of emergency, the lifespan of the such ordinance being 6 months.
↳ Based on the law commission's recommendations
• Code of Civil Procedure, 1859 was enacted.
• It was Amended in 1860, 1861, 1878, 1879, 1882, and 1908.
• After independence, major amendments were made in 1976 and 2002.
• In 1860, the Indian Penal Code came into force.
• The Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) of 1861 came into force.
• It was Amended in 1872, 1882, and 1898.
• This continued until the present code came into force in 1973.
↳ The Viceroy was to nominate some Indians as non-official members of his Council.
• Lord Canning nominated 3 Indians to his legislative council.
(1) Raja of Benaras - Dev Narayan Singh
(2) Maharaja of Patiala - Maharaja Narinder Singh
(3) Sir Dinkar Rao
↳ This act started the process of decentralization.
↳ Legislative powers were restored to the Bombay and Madras Presidencies.
↳ Created new Legislative Councils for Bengal, North-Western Frontier Province (NWFP) and Punjab.
↳ Lord Canning introduced the "portfolio (allocation of ministries)" system.
↳ In 1862, High Courts were established in Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta under the Indian High Courts Act, of 1861.
↳ In 1866 the High Court was established at Allahabad.
↳ It empowered the Viceroy to issue ordinances in case of emergency, the lifespan of the such ordinance being 6 months.
↳ Based on the law commission's recommendations
• Code of Civil Procedure, 1859 was enacted.
• It was Amended in 1860, 1861, 1878, 1879, 1882, and 1908.
• After independence, major amendments were made in 1976 and 2002.
• In 1860, the Indian Penal Code came into force.
• The Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) of 1861 came into force.
• It was Amended in 1872, 1882, and 1898.
• This continued until the present code came into force in 1973.
