The question (6 marks)
A speaker at a college seminar says that the Indian Councils Act of 1882 gave Indians a legislature that could control the executive, and that the reforms of 1909 completed the work. Correct the statement so far as it is inaccurate, and assess what the reforms of 1909 actually achieved. (6 marks)
MU Module IV, situation-based question on the Councils Acts; pack ch. 04 and quick-reference chronology.
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 4 · History of the Legislature and of the Legal Profession of History of Courts, Legislature and Legal Profession.
Authorities you will need
- Indian Councils Act 1892
- Government of India Act 1919
- Government of India Act 1935
- Indian Independence Act 1947
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