Three stages of constitution development
1773-1858
1858-1946 (395 sections)
1946-present (460 sections)
Timeline with important points
1600: East India company established with 24 members in board of director (1 yr of tenure) permitted by Elizabeth first with 15 years of monopoly.
1603: James first extended the Monopoly of East India company for lifetime of company.
1608: East India company entered India
1757: battle of Plassey
East India company start taking control.
Captured Bengal, Madras, Mumbai
1773: Regulating act
(BOD tenure extended from 1 to 4 yrs)
(All three presidencies merged under Bengal and governor of Bengal is now governor general)
(Establishment of supreme court in Kolkata Bengal 1774, Elijah impey was first chief justice of supreme court)
1781: act of settlement
(Governor general is given right to make law for Bengal Bihar and Orissa.)
1784: John pitz became new prime minister of Britain
Ruling rights are now withdrawn from board of director and given to court of controller a bench of 6 members.
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