Question

Assertion (1): The beginning of Indian codified common law is traced back to 1726 when a Mayor's Court in Madras, Bombay and Calcutta was established by the East India Company.

Reason (R): This was the first sign of Company's transformation from a trading company to a ruling power with the added flavor of new elements of the Judiciary.

Codes:

Options

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

• Both A and R are true but R is .not a correct explanation of A

• A is true but R is false

• Both A and R is not true

Answer 1

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Explanation:

A Mayor's court was established in each presidency town, namely Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta, under the Charter of 1726. The difference between the old and new courts was that the earlier Mayor's courts belonged to the Company, whereas the newer courts belonged to the King of England. The term implied in the charter is that English Law must be applied in the Mayor's Courts in India.