Reforms under William Bentinck (1828-1833)

● The four Circuit Courts were abolished and their

functions transferred to collectors under the supervision of

the commissioner of revenue and circuit.

● Sadar Diwani Adalat and a Sadar Nizamat Adalat were

set up at Allahabad for the convenience of the people of

Upper Provinces.

● Till now, Persian was the official language in courts.

Now, the suitor had the option to use Persian or a vernacular

language, while in the Supreme Court, English language

replaced Persian.

1833 : A Law Commission was set up under Macaulay

for codification of Indian laws. As a result, a Civil Procedure

Code (1859), an Indian Penal Code (1860) and a Criminal

Procedure Code (1861) were prepared.