Multiple choice

By which of the following acts were the High Courts of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta established?

  1. Indian High Court Act, 1911

  2. Indian High Courts Act, 1865

  3. Indian High Courts Act, 1861

  4. None of these
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Explanation

The Indian High Courts Act of 1861 authorized the establishment of High Courts in the Presidency towns of Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay. These courts replaced the Supreme Courts and the Sadar Adalats in those regions, centralizing the judicial system. This was a key step in the legal history of British India.

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