The question (13 marks)
Explain the Adalat system as established by the judicial plans of 1772, 1774 and 1780, and assess the reforms of Impey and of Lord Cornwallis as answers to the defects of those plans. (13 marks)
MU Module I, the Adalat system and the reforms of Lord Cornwallis; pack ch. 01.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 1 · Administration of Justice 1600–1780, the Regulating Act 1773 and the Settlement Act 1781 of History of Courts, Legislature and Legal Profession.
Authorities you will need
- Cornwallis Code 1793
- Saroop Chand's Case
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