CTET PAPER II 2019 · PYQ · British Judicial System · hard
Consider the statements (A) and (B) on Diwani Adalat established in 1772 in India and choose the correct answer: (A) It was a criminal court. (B) It was presided over by the European district collectors.
A.(A) is true, (B) is false.
B.(A) is false, (B) is true.✓ Correct
C.Both (A) and (B) are true.
D.Both (A) and (B) are false.
Explanation
The Diwani Adalat established by Warren Hastings in 1772 was a CIVIL court, not a criminal court. The criminal court was called Faujdari Adalat or Nizamat Adalat. The Diwani Adalat was indeed presided over by European district collectors, who were assisted by Indian law officers (pandits for Hindus and qazis for Muslims). Hence (A) is false and (B) is true.
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