Multiple choice

Who was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court at Calcutta, established under the Regulating Act of 1773?

  1. William Pitt

  2. Henry Vansittart

  3. Elijah Impey

  4. Job charnok
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Explanation

Sir Elijah Impey was appointed as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at Calcutta established under the Regulating Act of 1773. The court became functional in 1774. Impey was a close friend of Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of Bengal.

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