Question

The High Courts at Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay were  established under the

Options

• Indian High Courts Act, 1911

• Government of India Act, 1909

• Indian High Courts Act, 1861

• Indian High Courts Act, 1865

Answer 1

The High Courts at Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay were  established under the Indian High Courts Act, 1861

Explanation:

The Indian High Courts Act of 1861 was an act of the  Parliament of the United Kingdom to authorize the  Crown to create High Courts in the Indian colony.  Queen Victoria created the High Courts in Calcutta,  Madras, and Bombay by Letters Patent in 1865. These  High Courts would become the precursors to the High  Courts in the modern day India, Pakistan, and  Bangladesh.